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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. Why we have chosen to title this work Beyond Core Expectations is twofold. First, we offer a much-needed framework for the education of diverse learners. & Honigsfeld, A.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

ED Surge

In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, in an attempt to eliminate the tracking, or grouping, of students into lower and upper math paths. Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math.

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For-profit beauty school settles class-action lawsuit

The Hechinger Report

The lawsuit , which was brought on behalf of current and former students by the nonprofit legal and advocacy organization Student Defense, accused La’ James of delaying financial aid payments and causing them financial hardship in violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.

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Eligible but got nothing: Hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities blocked from college aid

The Hechinger Report

More than 800,000 people with disabilities found eligible for services received no assistance between 2010 and 2014, according to federal data. He lives in the Bronx, and in the fall of 2014, he was brimming with hope. Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin. Photo: Meredith Kolodner.

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Virtual charter schools need “bold action” for change, says national charter school advocacy group

The Hechinger Report

The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. The post Virtual charter schools need “bold action” for change, says national charter school advocacy group appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home

The Hechinger Report

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. In 2014-15, the rate of homelessness among U.S. Sometimes we had to go to school late, because we had to wait for the bathroom.

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How well does your state support children with dyslexia?

The Hechinger Report

The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. “Intensive advocacy falls on parents who have nothing to lose but the promising future a good education ensures our children,” said Cooper.

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