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My son has Asperger’s and wants to attend a rigorous college— why shouldn’t he?

The Hechinger Report

Related: “It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky. The first section of the transition plan was titled, “Post Secondary Education and Training.” Self-advocacy—which we know is key from the experiences of colleges actively courting students on the spectrum–is built into every step.

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Who is the new U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona?

The Hechinger Report

You know when we talk about preparing students for the jobs of the future, it’s critical thinking, it’s self-advocacy. The plan to tie those test scores to teacher performance evaluations was so controversial that ultimately the state recommended against using those scores to rate teachers. They have a voice — right?

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Dr. (Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

The group also chose to set out guidance for elementary and secondary school social studies instruction, to emphasize that education in the topic must begin in the early grades, Hedgepeth said. Some talked about receiving death threats and being doxxed, while others said they were increasingly fearful of losing their jobs.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

.” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this decade — from ITT to coding bootcamps, from Trump University to the Draper University of Heroes — we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works now. Common Core State Standards. “And I’d never gotten my Ph.D.

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