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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

When he entered first grade in 2008, after a half-day kindergarten program, his school district, in Eagle Point, Oregon, never even attempted a full-day schedule, Pearson said. In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S. Yet there are instances when a shortened school day is formally written into a student’s IEP.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

The number of students taking The College Board’s Advanced Placement tests in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish rose 68 percent from 2008 to 2018. percent decline in course offerings between 2013 and 2016. That feeds messaging about how students can test out of the classes or most easily meet requirements. (At

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Helping Strangers May Help Teens’ Self-Esteem

MindShift

Between 2008 and 2011, the researchers surveyed the study participants yearly. Between 1989 and 2016, over 40,000 college students completed a survey measuring their tendencies towards perfectionism. Perfectionism seems particularly harmful when one feels pressured to meet unrealistic expectations set by others.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. “I She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

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Ideas for Student Civic Action in a Time of Social Uncertainty

Educator Innovator

Carry out the action through letters, talks, meetings with officials, policy proposals, and activities, depending on the specific goals of the project. For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. 2016 Op-Ed | Poisoned Water in Newark Schools.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. We’re just trying to make ends meet with what we’ve got.”. billion on elementary and secondary education.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

edWeb.net

Domenech has served as executive director of the American Association of School Administrators since July 2008. In 2016, Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in edtech, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. Dr. Daniel A.