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How to Use Alexa Devices in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have seen the power it has to help children be more accepting of people different from themselves. Just go to www.coolcatteacher.com/empatico to learn more. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J.,

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

When she mustered the courage to research options for joining the profession, she learned it would cost somewhere between $5,000 to $15,000 a year over at least four years. “I Reach began in 2006 as a certification program for entry-level teachers who had a degree but still needed a credential. Some Reach classes go until 11 p.m.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. Caleb Hacker revisited the campus of one of the several GNETS schools he attended; at this one, some classes were held in trailers. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.