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The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 1, 2017
The alternative diploma, attained through the LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA1) graduation pathway, allows students with severe disabilities to forgo typical academic expectations and requirements, and it doesn’t end with the high school diploma. “We Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. Weekly Update.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 6, 2017
His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.
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The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. Read the stories.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We We need to change that.”. The homework gap isn’t new.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) or specific learning disabilities often have weaknesses with executive function, which makes it harder to organize their time and problem solve. Skills like knowing how to ask for help or organize a study group “are as important as anything else you’re going to learn,” said Tudisco.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 13, 2017
The professor was teaching basic math skills that the 18-year-old had already learned in high school. Rodriguez was forced into remedial math by the community college’s placement test, which assesses a student’s ability to succeed in for-credit, higher education classes. Eventually, he dropped out too. The results have been promising.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Nearly 80 percent of students with learning disabilities had jobs, compared to 45 percent of those with autism and 55 percent of those with an emotional disturbance, the federal report found. An accurate and thoughtful assessment of a student’s abilities and interests. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.
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