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Student Agency: Moving From Talk to Action

A Principal's Reflections

This was achieved during a time of tumultuous change as the education reform movement was just gaining steam. It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. I held monthly meetings with all members of school government across all grade levels giving them an open forum to provide improvement ideas. What would you add?

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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

Educators and schools across the globe have embraced the concept of student agency. However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. Many students participate in committees, on unique panels, and in functions that help raise awareness or interest in education issues.

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Federal Government Launches First-of-Its-Kind Center for Early Childhood Workforce

ED Surge

And the early childhood educators who remain in the field have done so despite low wages, rising inflation and high-stress working conditions. It felt like the right time for the federal government to have an explicit focus on this — and one that is cross cutting,” Hamm tells EdSurge. They go hand in hand,” says Montoya. “In

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Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

ED Surge

Five months after federal stabilization grants expired, deeper cracks are beginning to show in the early care and education sector. At a time when the field is suffering, leaving families, educators and providers across the country scrambling, the progress in Massachusetts is remarkable. We see more programs opening. “And

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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

Her parents wanted to get her a special education designation — and all the supports that came with it. The short answer, according to special education lawyers and advocates across the country, is no. Catherine Pearson, parent of a student in special education. But that doesn’t stop it from happening frequently.

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Thousands of families in special education limbo

The Hechinger Report

Eli Clark has been waiting nearly a year for their high school to complete an evaluation that would determine special education services. The family hoped Eli could get an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a legal document that qualifies students for special education and lays out the services and accommodations they will receive.

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

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. We’re leading these schools.