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A researcher said the evidence on special education inclusion is flawed. Readers weighed in

The Hechinger Report

Heres a sampling of views I received or saw on social media. I feel inadequate, but mostly disheartened when a student with disabilities is “thrown to the wolves” and there is not a classroom environment that’s beneficial for the students academics and social skills. Department of Education. She emailed me.

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STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

As high school students, we were born at the same time as the iPhone and after the launch of social media and YouTube. Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills.

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OPINION: It’s time. Let’s use different ways of teaching children to read

The Hechinger Report

This is likely due to several factors: increasing involvement from parents as schools moved online; advocacy from groups like Decoding Dyslexia; social media conversations and coverage in the popular press; and a push by state legislatures toward improving our nation’s stagnant and dismal reading scores.

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How ‘Climate Anxiety’ Affects Students — and What We Can Do About It

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Continuing reverberations from pandemic-era remote learning, gun violence and social media to name a few. Designing for Climate Education Architects designed a rainwater collection system for Springdale Park Elementary School in Atlanta, where it is used as a teaching tool for the students. Do what you can with what you can.”

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. extra-state jurisdictions.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

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These days we do a lot of workshops and special projects around freedom of information and privacy issues and advocacy work because that act was passed back in 1992. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student. So some updates are in order. Can tell us about that?

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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

The Hechinger Report

“The average amount of tuition is going to be more than the actual voucher, not to mention transportation and uniform costs,” said Nik Nartowicz, state policy counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a legal advocacy group. “School choice is here to stay,” he wrote on social media.

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