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My first year in the classroom, like those of most teachers, was filled with phlegm. I was managing not only my own cycle of sore throats and stomach bugs, but also those of the class — 22 small bodies with individual allergies, behavioral ticks and swiss-cheese holes of attendance gaps. As the place where these children spent the bulk of their waking hours, school was the discovery point for new ailments as well as the rehabilitation center to put kids back into the flow of learning after a period of illness.

On Sept. 17, 2019, RMC researchers Ashweeta Patnaik, Cynthia Juniper and Greg Cumpton conducted a webinar for the evaluation of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office's Financial Literacy Pilot. The webinar was hosted by Ruby Nieto from the California Community College Chancellor's Office. Attendees included representatives from the 16 colleges participating in the pilot.

The state of special education in Texas is grave. Following federal investigation, Texas was found to be in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in January 2018. For the past 15 years, Texas policy has effectively capped special education enrollment at 8.5 percent, violating requirements for the state to provide a free and appropriate education to every student (FAPE) and to identify every child with a disability in the state (Child Find).