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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The continuation of this partnership helps meet this need, and we are excited for the next phase of this powerful collaboration.” We look forward to the next step in this relationship.”

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Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future

Digital Promise

For many, these services are provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 ( IDEA ). The IDEA requires a free and appropriate education, in the least restrictive environment, that meets the individual needs of students. Subpart D of Section 504 covers K-12, while Subpart E covers post-secondary.)

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

Edsurge

She invited me to meet with Jason, who filled me in on his situation. The Evolution of Response to Intervention When President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act in 1975, it was because public schools had a history of systematically denying students with special needs access to a public school education.

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Using Learning Science to Create Action on Equity

edWeb.net

In other words, the school leaders are continuously developing new approaches to their equity issues and engaging in cycles of iteration and innovation to meet their goals. In addition to educators meeting and discussing their challenges and successes, it’s important for school leaders to do the same. Identify the root cause.

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10Q: Helen Keegan

Learning with 'e's

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. We are fortunate to have many innovators in education. I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc.

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Is universal preschool the answer? Britain says ‘yes’

The Hechinger Report

Just over a decade ago, in 2004, Parliament reviewed the research on the multiple benefits of 3-year-old preschool — presented in a multi-year study by Melhuish and his team — and decided only one conclusion could be drawn: The government should pay for preschool for all 3-year-olds. Has universal preschool helped them make ends meet?

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In spite of rising tuition, one country manages to shepherd poor kids into college

The Hechinger Report

Since the higher level of fees have come in, we’ve seen the highest proportion ever of low-income students in higher education,” said Les Ebdon, a former university vice-chancellor, or president, who now holds the singularly British title of national director of fair access to higher education. Photo: Dominic Barnfather.

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