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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. About the Hosts. Dr. Morton Sherman.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A 2009 study concluded that no one explicitly shows teachers how to teach to “different needs.” Because of time constraints, the many academic standards that must be taught, and a lack of support, “teachers are not only hesitant to implement individualized instruction, but they do not even know how to do so,” the report stated.

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Dramatic DeVos nomination begs question: Can she be an effective Ed Secretary?

The Hechinger Report

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, briefs President Barack Obama for an interview in the Oval Office July 22, 2009. She could start by honoring the federal government’s historic role in promoting educational equity and access. Department of Education (2009-2012). Peter Cunningham, former press secretary to U.S.