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Minority children underrepresented in special education

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Special education programs have been the target of legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination and racial bias, yet the study found that minority children are underdiagnosed across five disability conditions for which U.S. schoolchildren commonly receive special education services.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

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Originally students were provided special education services based on the discrepancy model. A significant discrepancy between expected and actual achievement resulted in placement in special education services. Special education services often included classes separate from the regular classroom.

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‘We’re Everywhere Now’: How a Speech Language Pathologist Has Seen Her Work Evolve

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Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech language pathologist. The good days, she says, are abundant thanks in great part to her ongoing enthusiasm for and belief in the power of communication in the lives of children and adults. For this installment, we spoke with Debi Ryan.

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Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

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Serving diverse demographics, ensuring maximum investment impact Our district—Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Kentucky—encompasses 70 schools and programs that serve more than 41,000 students from backgrounds representing 95 home languages. But the data doesn’t always support preconceived notions.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

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At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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Waterbury Public Schools Partners with BloomBoard to Address Teacher Retention Crisis

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BloomBoard’s innovative solutions support our belief that professional development should be driven by our teachers based on their individual needs or interests,” said Janet Frenis, Elementary Math Supervisor of Waterbury Public Schools. Foundations of Instruction ? Foundations of Attending to Equity ? Classroom Management.

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Not Just Numbers: How Educators Are Using Data in the Classroom

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“These results have helped students and I to be aware that we all learn differently and to develop pathways for the greatest success.” "[We] break down data by ELLs versus non-ELLs, special education students versus non-SPED students, and students receiving particular interventions.". That’s where the data truly tells a story.”