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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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So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track. She gravitated toward psychology and now plans to get a master’s in counseling and become a mental health worker.

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

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The White Houses order emphasized its desire to use AI to boost learning across the country , opening discretionary federal grant money for training educators and also signaling a federal interest in teaching the technology in K-12 schools. It also ended the Office of Educational Technology, a key federal source of guidance for schools.

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Trump's Executive Order on School Discipline Clashes With What Research Says Works

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It referenced data that shows students of color Black students, in particular and students with disabilities are disproportionately suspended or expelled. Welsh says that the most pressing issue schools have faced over the past few years is chronic absenteeism.

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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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3 ways telepractice helps combat burnout in special education

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Leveraging the power of technology and remote learning One way to alleviate burnout in education is to harness the power of technology to provide interventions to students with disabilities.

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Inside the unique STEM school for students with learning difficulties

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nonprofit with a smattering of schools around the city, most catering to students with learning disabilities. A wide range of ancillary services, like counseling and speech pathology, are also offered, in addition to courses in media creation, robotics, and AP computer science.

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