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Resource Guide For Maine Families, Schools, And Communities: Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems Of Support, Courtney Angelosante, Trish Niedorowski, Stephanie Leblanc, Carrie Woodcock

Special Education Faculty Scholarship

Maine’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for behavioral health and wellness is a promising way for schools and communities to work together so that every student can achieve health, wellness, and social success in schools, at home, and in their communities. School and community practices that encompass social and emotional learning and regulation, bully prevention, substance misuse prevention and intervention, etc. are integrated into a continuum of supports for children and families, so that the level of response matches the intensity of need. The goal of MTSS is for children and families to have access to a streamlined system of …

What's Really New About Barbie's® New Friend?, James Artesani

Special Education Faculty Scholarship

Barbie^® has a new friend. So what, you ask? Why has this new doll caught the attention of the national news media? Because Barbie's friend has a disability. She uses a wheelchair. She is purported to be a symbol of diversity.

We all know that Barbie^® and the people who work for her at Mattel have taken their share of heat over the years, primarily because of the image Barbie^® portrays as well as those she does not. I think it is safe to say that most people do not associate Barbie with diversity. The purpose of …