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THE PRINCIPALSHIP AND ADVOCACY

American Consortium for Equity in Education

The CEO of The National Association of Secondary School Principals,Ronn Nazoe is our very special guest today, live from the NASSP DC conference on Advocacy where members are meeting with their representatives in Congress The post THE PRINCIPALSHIP AND ADVOCACY appeared first on Equity in Education.

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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

In California, College Connect is Rowland Unified School District’s solution to making college and post-secondary pathways more equitable for every student. Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents.

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Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss

eSchool News

OTs are trained to be holistic, big-picture thinkers, enabling them to meet clients where they are and assist them in achieving their individual goals. While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills.

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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

Edsurge

Compared to workers in offices or remote jobs, teachers have always had a harder time keeping up with the varying needs of adult life: car repairs, doctors’ appointments, meeting a plumber. At secondary schools, we’d have to toss out 5-day-per-week class rotations. that would keep them in the classroom. So let’s imagine.

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

Edsurge

But legal challenges to inclusive access programs have accumulated over the past few years, as retail companies and consumer-advocacy organizations question whether colleges, publishers and bookstores are following relevant federal regulations. And in February, nonprofit advocacy organization U.S.

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Transforming Reading Instruction to Include the Science of Reading

edWeb.net

Thompson has found that leadership can take many forms and work on multiple levels, and the transformation process works best when there is a unified movement toward a shared vision, which includes the development of professional relationships, growth as a team, and collective advocacy based on dialogue and collaboration. Moving Forward.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

Edsurge

She invited me to meet with Jason, who filled me in on his situation. Once education professionals realized that there was a difference between students who needed special education versus those who were not succeeding but did not meet eligibility criteria for special education services, there was a clear need for a better support structure.