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Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in The Seattle Times For years, she sat through meetings with her son’s special education teachers, struggling to maintain a smile as she understood little of what they said. Mireya Barrera, left, spent years struggling to understand her son Ian’s teachers in special education meetings without a Spanish interpreter.

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SJSU iSchool: "Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries" + "Supporting Libraries and Reading in School - AB 2465"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Pacific Time) Anthony Chow, Director, SJSU School of Information Q&A Dear iSchool Family, As the new Director of the iSchool, many of you know that my educational roots reside in developmental and educational psychology - the study of healthy development with a focus on human cognition.

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What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

The Hechinger Report

Juliet won’t finish high school before 2025, but the 11-year-old already has big plans: She wants to be a mechanical engineer. At the state level, Maine passed a law two years ago to expand career-and-technical education to middle schools. Related: How to build an engineer: Start young. But we’re working on it.”.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

Like a handful of states, New Hampshire is taking the opportunity provided by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to revise its accountability measures to further individualize education. Claire Voorhees, national policy director, Foundation for Excellence in Education. Parents saw curriculums narrowing.

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What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?

MindShift

This story about career readiness was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Juliet won’t finish high school before 2025, but the 11-year-old already has big plans: She wants to be a mechanical engineer. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education estimated the total cost of needed repairs at $197 billion, or around $220 billion in 2021 dollars. Mike Dunleavy, a former educator. The actual plan for the new school calls for a 15,226-square-foot building to comply with state education facility requirements.). In 2014, the U.S.

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