Aug 10, 2018, Aurora (IL) Beacon News: Negotiations stall on new contract for East Aurora teachers http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-east-aurora-teachers-st-0812-story.html Negotiations on a new contract have stalled between n an East Aurora School District negotiating team and the union representing teachers and support staff. … Mestek said one of the outstanding issues is class size. “We are looking for enforceable class size limits. Class sizes in special education have gone from small to well over 30, 35 and sometimes up to 40 students in a class,” he said. …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.