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 ...

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 ...

As back-to-school commences this fall, in addition to the students and teachers returning to school buildings, somewhere between 160,000 and 250,000–or more–folks will be joining those students and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

But these workers—crucial in assuring that school inclusion happens for students receiving special education—often are left out of the loop when it comes to professional development. Change is ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN. AS TEACHER SHORTAGES COME UNDER THE MICROSCOPE, ONE NEBRASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS IT’S SHOWING PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT IT’S COMMITTED TO THEIR EDUCATION. THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A free paraeducator training program offered by Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been extended thanks to a grant from the state. The Massachusetts Department of Higher ...