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Teaching Students to Advocate at Their Own IEP Meetings

N2Y

Consider these questions when preparing younger elementary students to attend an IEP meeting: What do you like about school? For older elementary and middle school students, try asking some of these questions to help them learn to lead: Describe some of the challenges you face in school. What are you good at? What is hard for you?

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High school graduation rates for one important group are starting to get better

The Hechinger Report

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Related: New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites.

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AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

eSchool News

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). The dyslexia debate.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

This is really for all learners—adults as well as students—not just for those students with disabilities,” said Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL). Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Dr. Carol L.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. Since its opening in 2006, the charter school has inspired the launch of similar schools in other tribal communities. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, said at the time of the report’s release.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

edWeb.net

Marczak was the assistant superintendent in Oak Ridge Schools in Tennessee, a district lead principal with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, an elementary principal, and an elementary teacher with Wilson County Schools and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools.

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

I was over in one of the elementary schools the other day, and three years ago we were all in awe and kind of gaga about a high school student who was all in with drones, and sort of building and flying, and learning about aviation and drones with his high school peers. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year.