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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

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Specifically, this has allowed us to improve in closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities over the last several years and to provide our teachers with more tailored professional learning for support. For instance, we conduct empathy interviews where we talk with students and staff to find out more about their experiences.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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Asian and white students are much more likely to complete one of the math and English pathways, considered the college-prep route, while Native students, English learners, and students with disabilities are more likely to have no graduation pathway. Across the state, students don’t have equal access to the pathways.

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States Agree About How Schools Should Use AI. Are They Also Ignoring Civil Rights?

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In March, Nevada published guidance counseling schools in the state about how to incorporate AI responsibly. At least 11 of these documents also touch on the promise of AI in making education more accessible for students with disabilities and for English learners, the nonprofit found.

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s Education Dept. shutdown, orders reinstatement of laid off staff

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For example, all of the attorneys from the agencys general counsel office who handle grants for K-12 schools and grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, had been fired. The dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights made it difficult to enforce civil rights protections.

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Many Students Don’t Inform Their Colleges About Their Disability. That Needs to Change.

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I knew my school could provide accommodations, such as an aid to take notes for me and record my responses for exams and counseling services, but I worried that if I accepted this support, I’d be considered weak by my peers and professors. I felt judged and like I had to prove to everyone that I was still the same person.

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Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

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Students who miss school also miss important social interaction with their peers, access to regular meals and special services such as speech therapy or counseling. Lower test scores only illuminate some of the problems caused by chronic absenteeism. Begin tracking chronic absence data early, no later than kindergarten.

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Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit

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Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). This is considered ‘deficit thinking,’ or thinking that defines a diagnosis by its challenges, in order to treat, fix, or minimize specific features of a student’s disability. How did we get here?