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OPINION: Ending the stigma for college students with learning disabilities

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While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. College leaders and faculty must continue to help students with disabilities develop the self-advocacy skills and self-determination they need to be successful.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Dr. Daniel A. Domenech has more than 36 years of experience in public education, twenty-seven of those years served as a school superintendent.

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

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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 Second grade teacher Lynnon Carney helps a student with math at Arise Academy.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

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When Hallowell tried to extend proficiency-based education to its high school in 2008, parents put up a fight, saying the change would make it harder for their children to compete for scholarships and admission to selective schools, according to a case study published by the state Department of Education.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

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The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 billion on elementary and secondary education. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. Schools stand to receive $2.4 billion under the 2017 budget. “We

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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In his district, their journey to digital equity began in 2008 when they realized if they kept education as is, they would be preparing children for a world that no longer exists. Amanda Karhuse has served as the director of advocacy for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) since 2006.

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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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He said that the secondary market has been bad for students as well as for the publishers, describing used books with highlighting marks from previous owners as “subpar offerings.” “We “It’s going to be a journey, and it’s a long path that we’ve been going along with students to earn back that trust.” Who Owns Student Data?

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