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Special Ed Students Have Lost Many Services. Here’s How SEL Strategies Can Help.

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This is the first of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system.

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Flexibility and Collaboration, Not Waivers, Will Make Remote Learning More Equitable

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A major sticking point is not the access gap, but provisions under three federal laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Without a doubt, students with special needs deserve equal access to high quality education.

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Understanding why students cheat and use AI: Insights for meaningful assessments

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Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. Five formative assessment strategies to improve distance learning outcomes for students with disabilities. World Bank.

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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

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This is the second of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. When our school buildings closed, districts and teachers were tasked with creating remote learning plans for their students. It’s a lot bigger now.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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College is our country’s post-high school default, and it doesn’t have to be. In recent decades, the number of students with disabilities who spend more than 80% of their time in general education classrooms has more than doubled, equating to nearly 65% of those students (National Center for Education Statistics, 2020).

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COVID-19 Forces Science Labs Online and in Homes

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Among the new colleges Science Interactive has served, some already planned to introduce distance-learning options for students, while others only explored the option after their campus shut down, Loomer says. Labster expects to lose money getting so many schools online.

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How One School Is Delivering Trauma-Informed Care From Afar.

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In late February, as the coronavirus was silently beginning to spread through the United States, I observed a community meeting in Sean Matthews’ high school classroom. Valley Day School, located a couple miles from the New Jersey state line in Morrisville, Pa., Another said rushed. How could they mitigate stressors from afar?

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