Janae Montgomery has walked the halls of the same school building for much of the last 10 years — first as a high school student, then as a paraprofessional and, as of a few months ago, as a special ...

Nakia Morris, blindfolded and wearing ear plugs, had to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich in her own kitchen. It was harder than she expected. The exercise was part of her journey to become a ...

Paraprofessional support has become integral to realising inclusive education, where students with diverse learning needs engage alongside their peers in mainstream classrooms. Paraprofessionals—also ...

On a typical school day, Jennifer Saxton tends to students' medical needs. The 34-year-old health paraprofessional, or nurse, at West Gate K-8 in Port St. Lucie would spend her days ensuring students ...

The region’s paraeducators could receive additional support from the federal government when it comes to recruitment, training and retention as part of a bill proposed in Congress by Sen. Ed Markey.

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Community College will offer a six-week para educator training course this fall, running Sept. 8 through Oct. 17 at BCC’s main campus, 1350 West St. Classes will be held from 9 ...

STUDENTS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE A STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF PARA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS, PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY CALLED 3 TO 1 ...

Paraprofessionals in Brockton Public Schools have been working without a contract and are advocating for a livable wage. The role of a paraprofessional includes specialized support in areas like ...

SOMERSET — Lorrie Pierce said that in the 10 years she has been an employee of the Somerset Public Schools, she has never had any training on general restraint of students, according to state ...