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PROOF POINTS: New research review questions the evidence for special education inclusion

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A new research review finds inconsistent benefits for students with disabilities who learn alongside general education peers. But a recent international analysis of all the available research on special education inclusion found inconsistent results. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. For the past 25 years, U.S.

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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program

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Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. Will Hubbard, the interim chief policy officer at the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said a veteran is different from someone actively serving, but it’s impossible to decouple the two.

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Switching majors is adding time and tuition to the already high cost of college

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Eventually she declared a major in psychology and a minor in art. Nine out of 10 incoming freshmen think they’ll graduate with a bachelor’s degree in four years or less, according to an annual national survey conducted by a research institute at UCLA. years to earn a bachelor’s degree from a research university and 4.8

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Using vocational education to teach academic courses

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Kate Allender, of Tesla STEM High School, has designed a course integrating AP Psychology with a hands-on study of forensics. It’s not until the second-period bell rings, however, that you begin to see how different this is from a traditional psychology course. Photo: Amadou Diallo, for The Hechinger Report. REDMOND, Wash. —

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Colleges are withholding transcripts and degrees from millions over unpaid bills

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Then, just when he had polished off the credits required for a bachelor’s degree in management with a minor in psychology, Toro logged on to his university email account and found an unexpected notification from the bursar’s office. A coalition of advocacy groups in New York is encouraging a measure there like California’s.

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

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A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. Credit: Image provided by Kodie Bates Researchers pointed out problems with the discrepancy model even before its use became prevalent in the U.S. The studies came just as the U.S.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

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Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Research suggests that intensive tutoring is one of the most effective ways for kids to catch up on learning. It’s a long road of recovery.”

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