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On Friday, May 15, 2020, the House passed a new $3 trillion Coronavirus relief bill that includes additional aid for K-12 schools. However, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES Act, faces an icy reception in the Republican-controlled...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is quick to note that the vast majority of people afflicted with COVID-19 have mild cases. However, there is a meaningful percentage of those who become quite ill, and of those who die. According to the Centers for Disease Control...

Why the Inequity? Nearly half of the nation’s approximately 13,000 school districts are looking at making the deepest cuts to education spending in a quarter of a century. This will entail eliminating or severely reducing programs such as online speech therapy and...

The Predictable How do teachers whose students are on the autism spectrum do in isolation, when so much of their work is hands-on, such as singing or playing or practicing body language?   Or when instructing students is impossible from afar, how does the teacher...

The Benefits of Caring For Teachers and Therapists An essential part of the puzzle in supporting children and families is nurturing the well-being of teachers and teachers and those who deliver online speech therapy. And while this is always the case, during the...

Stress Multi-faceted Challenges When it comes to teaching during COVID-19, teachers’ stress is going through the roof. While stress is nothing new to teachers, compared to what many are currently experiencing, “normal” stress seems like a picnic. The Coronavirus...

The Growing Financial Crisis The financial fallout from COVID-19 is staggering. In the past 6 weeks, since shelter-in-place orders were mandated across the country, economic activity has been grinding to a halt, as nearly 30 million Americans have applied for...

Challenging Times Call for Innovative Solutions The coronavirus has foisted hard choices upon those who frequent therapy rooms, for both therapists and clients. COVID-19 brings more than just additional stress. The necessity of social distancing threatens the...