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3 ways to support students with disabilities post-pandemic

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Students with disabilities tend to show greater learning losses over the summer, and at times grow at academically higher rates than peers without disabilities, according to a new study showing detailed insight on academic growth among students with disabilities. Disability category was not available at the student-level.

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How are ELLs, students with disabilities IDed for gifted and talented?

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States with formal policies around gifted and talented programs tend to identify more English learners and students with disabilities for those programs, according to a new study from NWEA , a not-for-profit research and educational services organization serving K-12 students.

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College- and career-ready expectations for students with disabilities

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Achieve and the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) released “ Diplomas that Matter: Ensuring Equity of Opportunity for Students with Disabilities ,” a new report analyzing the diplomas available to students with disabilities in each state for the graduating class of 2015. percent in 2006 only to 66.3

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Many Students Don’t Inform Their Colleges About Their Disability. That Needs to Change.

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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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Online PD helps teachers respond to bullying

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While the online curriculum has recently been successfully received and implemented by 200 elementary school teachers in a pilot study in the southeastern region of the United States, the researchers hope that, with additional federal funding, the online curriculum can be soon accessed by teachers nationwide.

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5 ways to help special education students manage testing anxiety

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In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negative thoughts and feelings. In fact, studies have shown that test anxiety is actually the worst in the middle grades. However, testing anxiety affects students of all ages.

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3 key steps when designing inclusive spaces in K-12 schools

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Its also an increasingly important aspect as studies, like one from the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities , show that inadequate support negatively impacts students mental health, physical health, and overall quality of life. This approach fosters environments where all students can learn and grow together.