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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it. The report notes that teachers from well-resourced schools typically have more time and training to design lessons that involve creative, non-formulaic uses of ed tech.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. Older children have access to these solutions, so why not offer the opportunity for young learners?

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STUDENT VOICE: Breaking walls, building bridges: A call for restorative justice in school discipline

The Hechinger Report

Many students do not have access to the resources needed to address their mental and emotional concerns, and they do not have the proper tools to deal with everything they go through in their lives. In marginalized communities, where access to mental health support is often limited and stigmatized , restorative justice can be a lifeline.

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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

On the rare occasions when other teachers who spoke Barrera’s language, Spanish, were asked to help, the conversations still faltered because they weren’t trained interpreters. And school districts face an escalating threat of parent lawsuits, or even federal investigation, if they don’t take language access seriously.

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

The company’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and through an online platform. Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland.