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Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). The report discusses how the Pendergast Elementary School District, in Glendale, Arizona, adopted FUSE , a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics platform created by Northwestern University.

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Twice exceptional, doubly disadvantaged? How schools struggle to serve gifted students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. But a handful of school systems across the country are searching for better ways to accommodate bright students with disabilities.

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How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

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Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation

The Hechinger Report

They argue that the practice of policing Indigenous students’ graduation attire is symptomatic of an education system woefully ignorant of, and insensitive to, Native culture. And it immediately brought to mind what our peoples have endured at the hands of the education system,” Qassataq said. I felt completely violated.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

Friends can act as a support system for stressful situations, and if a child feels like they don’t have any friends in school, they may be more vulnerable to toxic stress. The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy. Academic Pediatrics, 2017, 17(8), pp. Pediatrics, January 2012, 129(1), pp.

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OPINION: Ending the stigma for college students with learning disabilities

The Hechinger Report

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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