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Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability

Cult of Pedagogy

Over the past few decades, significant strides have been made in the field of special education to make every classroom a place where students, regardless of ability or disability, can reach their full potential. While these efforts have succeeded in improving access, they still position disabled students as lacking in some way.

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

eSchool News

But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. So imagine we’re on a voyage with thousands of students, except they’re not disembarking after a week or two.

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Supporting delayed readers: Strategies for success

eSchool News

These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Delayed readers are students whose reading development lags behind typical age or grade expectations. The term emphasizes potential rather than deficiency (McLeskey et al.,

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

eSchool News

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. The requirements could be clearer and advisers could spend more time talking about them with students, he said.

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First AI-Powered Special Education Management Platform Helps Districts Reach100% IEP Compliance

eSchool News

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) who used Streamline reported seeinga 50% increase in capacity for direct therapy, as well asa 32% improvement in speech-language outcomes through the platform’s integrated AI-enabled SLP Helper TM. An Urgent Need Meets a Scalable Solution According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 7.3

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity and social justice transcends bias and makes diversity functional and beneficial to all students. In this article, we will examine ability/disability as a characteristic of human diversity in education as illustrated by Cushner et al. Support colleagues with disabilities.

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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

Edsurge

The energy was electric: Three teams of students from three neighboring school systems faced off in a high-stakes competition, their colorful jerseys and team pride on full display. For the students, it was more than a game. For many students, these programs provide a sense of belonging and a platform for leadership.

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