Right from the Start: Why Inclusion Matters in Early Childhood Education
Author Jani Kozlowski shares why inclusion in early childhood education matters.
Tim Villegas
- May 11
- 4 min
10 Podcasts You Can Use for Professional Development
Podcasts can serve as easy professional development for anyone looking to learn more about inclusive education or disability rights.
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Kayla Kingston
- May 4
- 2 min
What does it mean to fully fund IDEA?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is our country’s special education law. Passed in 1975 (and originally called the...
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Tim Villegas
- Apr 27
- 7 min
An Inclusion Story
One of the great storytellers in disability advocacy was Lou Brown, co-founder of TASH, who passed away a little over a year ago. And so...
723 views
Kayla Kingston
- Mar 30
- 4 min
7 Myths About Inclusive Education
This blog post contains content created and published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the TIES Center,...
1,747 views
Guest Blogger
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Inclusion Can Happen In Our Schools
By Nikki Donnelly This article will be published as part of MCIE's The Inclusion Catalyst. Click here to sign up to receive this...
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Kayla Kingston
- Mar 9
- 5 min
'A Big Juggling Act': Teachers Reflect on How COVID-19 Changed Them and Schools
When the news started to spread that the Coronavirus was in the United States and we would have to go into lockdown, it seemed like it...
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Kayla Kingston
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Fighting for Inclusive Education Feels Like Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a bizarre American tradition where we rely on the weather expertise of Punxsutawney Phil—a groundhog—to determine...
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Kayla Kingston
- Jan 26
- 2 min
“Abbott Elementary” Says A LOT About the State of Our Schools
There’s a new ABC TV show that’s catching people’s attention. “Abbott Elementary” is a comedy filmed as a mockumentary, much like “The...
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Kayla Kingston
- Jan 19
- 2 min
4 Resources You Might Have Missed from MCIE
MCIE is a nonprofit that envisions a society where neighborhood schools welcome all learners and create the foundation for inclusive...
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Kayla Kingston
- Jan 5
- 3 min
The Q&As of Inclusive Education
When you do the work that I do (promote inclusive education through MCIE and Think Inclusive), you come across a lot of naysayers who...
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Guest Blogger
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
Structural Ableism is a Barrier to Inclusive Classrooms
By Rasheera Dopson This time last year, I wrote a personal piece entitled “Shh… I can’t hear” about the difficulty I was facing around...
1,548 views
Tim Villegas
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
5 Things Only Inclusionists Understand
Inclusionists get a bad rap. Often, when we are advocating for inclusive education, what is heard is that we want students with and...
703 views
Kayla Kingston
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
9 Resources for Creating an Inclusive Classroom This School Year
This blog post is a shortened adaptation of MCIE’s “Resources for Teaching In-Person and Online.” The kids are heading back to school...
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Kayla Kingston
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
15 Ways for Students to Participate in a General Education Classroom Using Technology
For students with complex support needs, participating in routines and activities in the classroom is an important educational and social...
375 views
Tim Villegas
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
5 Graduation Stories You Need to Know
Though it’s estimated that 90% of students with disabilities can graduate high school if they receive the proper support, only about 68%...
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Tim Villegas
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
7 Things You Didn’t Know Were in IDEA
One of my favorite topics when delivering presentations for educators is about what is actually in the text of the law known as the Individu
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Tim Villegas
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
Overcoming Barriers to Inclusive Education
Here are some possible solutions to some of the barriers to inclusive education.
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Tim Villegas
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
8 Ways Your School Might Be Doing Inclusion Wrong
Here are some examples of ways your school might be doing inclusion wrong and what to do to make it right.
1,143 views
Tim Villegas
- Mar 9, 2021
- 33 min
Lake Forest Town Hall
In March 2021, Dr. Carol Quirk was the speaker at a Town Hall held in Lake Forest, Illinois, where she presented on “The Power of...
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