The Special Education Teacher Shortage One of the reasons that eLuma exists is that there are profound shortages amongst special educators — including a massive special education teacher shortage. In the past, eLuma has specifically focused on providing related services (Speech, OT, PT and Mental Health & counseling supports) to schools and districts that have struggled to recruit and retain staff who provide these much needed (federally required) services, but because the special education teacher shortage is so severe, we

Going to the CASE/NASDSE Joint Conference? If you work in special education, you should. This year’s CASE/NASDSE event (info & register here) will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on October 27-29th and will host members from both the Council of Administrators of Special Education and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education as they come from all over the country to come together and move special education forward. The three day conference will specifically offer: Comprehensive US Department of

The Crisis of Mental Health In wake of the recent shooting tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, the issue crisis of mental health has once again come to light. It’s just another horrific reminder that we are not properly taking care of our young people in this country. With all the mass shootings, violence, addiction, trauma, mental sickness (including social and emotional disturbances), and teen suicides happening, we’ve got to do more than just talk about guns. We also have to

Our Stories Are Important Every July, education leaders from all over the country convene in Washington DC to attend the Special Education Legislative Summit sponsored by the CEC and CASE. During this conference, these leaders address some of the most critical issues in Special Education and form state delegations to march on Capitol Hill to meet with congressional leaders to advocate for better solutions and change. For the second year in a row, eLuma is both sponsoring and participating in

2020 ASHA Certification Standards Changes What SLPs Need to Know about the Upcoming Changes to the ASHA Certification Standards. Here at eLuma, we fully support the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).  The organization is dedicated to moving the practices of Speech-Lanugage Pathology and Audiology forward. The new ASHA Certification Standards for Speech-Language Pathology seek to better prepare SLPs for successful practice in the field. The new standards increase the requirements for supervision, coursework, and continuing education. The changes will go into