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APRIL 30, 2025

It referenced data that shows students of color Black students, in particular and students with disabilities are disproportionately suspended or expelled. Culture War Crosshairs Researchers have found that harsh punishments that remove students from school dont work.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2025

Now that states are governing this area more thoroughly, the nonprofit behind the pledge recently retired it, according to a note on the website , which nodded toward the changing technological and policy landscape. An archive of the companies that signed the pledge will remain up through July 31 of this year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2025

Children enrolled in Head Start receive more access to comprehensive care, including annual physicals, trips to the dentist, disability testing and an overall focus on nutritional services. Access to pediatric care can also be limited for families lin rural areas. Kennedy Jr.s defense of the well-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

But opponents counter that they starve public schools of money and lower the quality of education in the country, also often pointing to the use of this system to evade school integration in Southern states after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2024

Today, I’m a doctoral candidate in the education leadership program at Rowan University, with a focus on students with disabilities. After engaging in a policy review and coding a set of policy documents from disability service offices at colleges and universities across the U.S., The most common reason is stigma.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. Of course, maintaining this smart technology can be a hefty investment. For instance, this technology allows for expanded controls when using the touchscreen.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2025

Roughly 1 out of every 7 children in public school has an identified disability, according to a recent analysis, but both traditional public and charter schools have a long way to go to provide equal opportunities for those students — which they have the right to receive.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While this failure felt terrible at the time, it ended up being the driving force behind the creation of a new high school transition program for students with mild to moderate disabilities. My son has had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) since second grade. The laws change when a student with disabilities turns 18.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online. Lalor is the director of the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training, which studies education strategies and outcomes for students who have learning disabilities.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team. Next page: The 6 components of future STEM education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Right now, the closest we can come to that is training peers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Verizon has committed over $3 billion to help schools pay for technology, hoping “to leave no student behind.” Namely, many people think access to technology simply boils down to whether students have a working device and a reliable internet connection. Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa Mierow It’s no secret that voice-enabled technology is taking off in the domestic sphere, but how is this increasingly robust technology impacting education? Marissa's passion for education came early in her career when she was producing "edutainment" CD-ROM products for The Learning Company.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. In this situation, teachers need technology tools that allow them to provide the same high-quality experience for students learning at home and in person. The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

6 Assistive Technologies That Can Help Students Reach Their Full Potential. students enrolled in special education programs rose 30 percent. In fact, the National Education Association found nearly every general classroom across the country includes at least one student with a disability. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2019

How to Leverage Mainstream Technology to Boost Special Education. Federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) , as well as state allocations and local funding, give schools access to resources to support students with special needs. Assistive technology may be the best option.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that they will acquire the Education Technology Division of Don Johnston Inc., a leading assistive technology and special education curriculum company based outside of Chicago, IL. WOBURN, Mass.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

Those are lessons that should stay in place long after our current era of remote learning, says research analyst Lane McKittrick, who focuses on special education and families at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Particularly, she points to the ones that asked questions such as, Do you have access to technology?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Thus, the latest shot across the bow might seem an obvious solution: Disable distracting apps while leaving texts and calls unrestricted. We’re hoping that the Goya Move app is moving parents to a place where they can start to be proactive with technology.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. Unfortunately, across the board, educators have not been prepared to teach well with technology, let alone teach remotely with technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2023

In fact–and more broadly–according to a report by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), 57 percent of respondents indicated that they have many edtech programs and products in their schools, but they are not always used effectively.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

A document like that can be completely unreadable for a parent or guardian with a disability. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 4 Americans have a disability ; this includes visual, hearing, ambulatory, cognitive, self-care and independent living disabilities. Provide alternatives.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Key points: It’s key to remember that AI isn’t foolproof—it can make mistakes Equity, transparency, and effectiveness should be goals when using AI in education See related article: More students are seeking an AI-powered school year The November 2022 release of ChatGTP by OpenAI was an inflection point for AI technology.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

Like Jacob, many students with disabilities are forced to work extra, advocates argue. It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Keep Adaptive Technology Top of Mind in MLE Planning. K–12 teachers desiring to create a classroom where all students have an equal opportunity to learn, may overlook certain physical and digital barriers impede students with disabilities to fully engage. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:39. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

And as many parents, teachers and students take to virtual conferencing tools for the first time, they are zooming into a “digital Wild West” fraught with as many risks as rewards, says Eric Butash, director of education technology at Foster-Glocester Regional School District in Rhode Island.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. The answer is far faster than we have previously seen technology impact education. First, outside-in. Then, inside-out.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Two English professors have outlined a vision of restrained generative AI, and theyve built a software tool to test their idea for using technology to turn notes into prose. Many Students Dont Inform Their Colleges About Their Disability. Levin, a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at Rowan University. By Jeffrey R.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. They've been really receptive to learning new technologies and being very patient with us as we're trying to assist all of them. We're already in a stressful situation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Younger students, and students with disabilities that impact executive function, struggle more in fully asynchronous learning environments, and may require adult supervision to work through asynchronous assignments. Here’s how one special education teacher, Stephanie Landrum, who teaches at Horizon K-8 Charter School in Boulder, Co.,

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2023

Key points: Many school districts can’t afford constant technology upgrades and refreshes A managed services model can give districts more flexibility and more opportunities for savings See related article: How to make secure K-12 digital transformation a reality The ever-present issue with technology is its inevitable obsolescence.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. –Kelli Campbell, President, Discovery Education. –Michele Dick, Education Specialist, Wacom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2020

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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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

As a result of Larkin’s innovations regarding district staff’s strategic collaboration, professional development and investment in evidence-based practice, students with disabilities made double-digit gains in reading and math on the NAEP assessments. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com. About Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. How do you present science, technology, engineering, and math content?

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

But a common problem prevented that: some faculty have been slow to catch up with technological advances, and many wait until students ask for accomodations rather than having accessible materials from the start. “I That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help.

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