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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

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government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities. In 2004, the federal government reversed course on its 1970s guidance, strongly recommending that states consider alternatives. “I Guidelines put out by the U.S.

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

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The idea is that having smaller school sizes enables students to develop much deeper relationships at school, says Siri Fiske, founder of Mysa School. Mysa’s tuition costs parents who don’t receive aid around $20,000 a year, comparable to what it costs the government to educate a student in a public school.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

The Hechinger Report

Many among this small number are the children of higher-income families who can afford to pay for private schools or to hire college consultants, exacerbating a level of income inequality that economists at Puerto Rico’s Census Information Center say is third-highest in the world, after South Africa’s and Zambia’s.

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New data: Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor ones

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District administrators are committed, as is the school board, and even the county government has embarked on an equity mission for the broader community. Uriburu said this is the first time the Black and Latino communities have teamed up to advocate for better schools, and they are very clear about their right to make demands.

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The potential, promise and pitfalls of blended learning in India

The Hechinger Report

India has also had long had a problem with keeping girls in school. And many of the public, government-run schools – where 70 percent of all children study – have no computers or tablets. A more nuanced view of how blended learning is working in India can be seen in a 2015 report done by the membership and advocacy group CoSN.

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A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

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Batchelor and another former school board member, Bret Gist, recalled hearing from longtime residents who were enrolling their children in private schools or leaving Russellville because they didn’t want their kids to be “the minority.” But discontent among other city leaders surfaced early on, several people told me.

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These Educators Grew Up Before DACA. Now Their Students Face the Same Barriers.

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Stuck in Limbo In a recently released report , immigration advocacy organization FWD.us led with a startling figure: Most of the 120,000 high school students living in the country without legal permission who are graduating this year are ineligible for DACA. Indeed, it seems like an essential part of their advocacy.

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