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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

The reasons include a federal law so little-known that people charged with implementing it often fail to follow the rules; nearly non-existent enforcement of the law by federal and state governments; and funding so meager that districts have little incentive to survey whether students have stable housing. But those aren’t always apparent.

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Is the pandemic our chance to reimagine education for students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

In Vaughn’s state of Michigan, over 40 percent of teacher vacancies last year were in special education, according to a Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators survey with responses from roughly half the state’s school districts. And this gives us a chance to rethink that.” And this gives us a chance to rethink that.”.

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Some Families Hope Pandemic Can Spur Change in Special Education

MindShift

In Vaughn’s state of Michigan, over 40 percent of teacher vacancies last year were in special education, according to a Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators survey with responses from roughly half the state’s school districts. And this gives us a chance to rethink that.”. Courtesy of Nicole Vaughn ).

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Despite family and work commitments, student veterans outpace classmates

The Hechinger Report

The VA did conduct a survey in 2010 that found that veterans who went to college using GI Bill benefits between the end of the Korean War and Sept. 11, 2001 graduated at a rate of between 66 percent and 68 percent.

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

Indeed, Americans don’t actively seek out scientific information , one survey found this year, relying on their general news source – “mainstream journalism,” if you will – to provide them with irregular updates on the latest research. “A Nation at Risk” and such. Naturally.