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As diagnoses rise, more colleges add services for students with autism

The Hechinger Report

The first autism support program in the United States began at Marshall University in West Virginia in 2002. But one of the challenges that arises is how to navigate the social landscape.”. I sort of had the rug pulled out from under me in terms of what I didn’t actually know how to do and what I felt fear over,” Wagner said.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. How to Get Buy-in For Transformational Change from Teachers. So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. You know, Charlottesville is the center of Albemarle County.

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How a New Hampshire school uses personalization to put the tools in the hands of the learners

The Hechinger Report

Since its inception in 2002, Making Community Connections Charter School (MC 2 ) has been committed to personalizing learning. Related: Opinion How do teachers know if they are getting personalized learning right? Students begin and end each day with their advisories.

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The community college “segregation machine”

The Hechinger Report

Almost anyone can enroll at a community college in California, but each college has its own process to decide how to place students. Diana Solares was aiming for a bachelor’s degree when she graduated from high school in San Diego in 2002. We’re trying to move them from, ‘I don’t get it, I’m not good enough,’ to ‘I don’t get it yet.’”.

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Students on the autism spectrum are often as smart as their peers — so why do so few go to college?

The Hechinger Report

The increase in the number of young people diagnosed with autism in the last 14 years has been staggering — from one in 152 in 2002 to an estimated one in 68 today. The number of young people diagnosed with autism in the last 14 years has risen from one in 152 in 2002 to an estimated one in 68 today.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Since 2002, Mortenson has led the organization through significant national expansion, reaching more than 655,000 middle and high school youth and 4,500 educators across 25 states and 5 countries, from offices based in Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York.

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Here’s How Head Start Parents Are Building Careers As Early Childhood Educators

Edsurge

Yasmina Vinci, the executive director of the National Head Start Association, an advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start explains that Head Start’s mission has always been to “to give everyone in the family an education mindset.” To do that, Head Start programs works with families as much as children.

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