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Examining the Evidence: Supporting Students With Disabilities edweek.org/events/webinar/ex…

Examining the Evidence: Supporting Students With Disabilities

The nearly seven million students with disabilities in the United States are among those most at risk of regressing significantly amid COVID-related distance learning. Under federal law, schools are...

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Bridging Distance for Learners With Special Needs edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Bridging Distance for Learners With Special Needs

The schooling services that English-language learners and students with disabilities receive don’t always translate well to remote learning. Here’s how schools can help.

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17 Dec 2020
If confirmed by the Senate, Rep. Deb Haaland would oversee, among other things, the Bureau of Indian Education. Recent reporting on the bureau makes for grim reading; for example, see this story from earlier this year by Corey Mitchell for @educationweek. edweek.org/education/bureau-…

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A new survey recommends continued professional development for teachers, especially those working with students with IEPs and English-language learners
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16 Dec 2020
When the pandemic is over, there’s at least one thing that’s likely to stick around in many K-12 schools: online learning. edweek.org/leadership/remote…
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The pandemic has raised new equity considerations for teachers of students with disabilities and English-language learners
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CDC: Here's How Much It Would Cost Schools to Safeguard Against COVID-19 edweek.org/policy-politics/c…

CDC: Here's How Much It Would Cost Schools to Safeguard Against COVID-19

The cost estimates are based on various mitigation strategies to protect students and staff from the coronavirus.

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Should Schools Be Giving So Many Failing Grades This Year? edweek.org/leadership/should…

Should Schools Be Giving So Many Failing Grades This Year?

As the pandemic rages, schools are seeing a parallel surge in the numbers of students with Ds and Fs.

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14 Dec 2020
🚀 After 3 years of dedication from our staff, the new and improved EdWeek.org is finally here! 🚀 Learn more about how to find relevant and actionable content in our letter from Editor-in-Chief @scottmdc: edwk.it/DearReaders
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Schools Struggled to Serve Students With Disabilities, English-Learners During Shutdowns blogs.edweek.org/edweek/spec…
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Millions of students with disabilities across the country likely suffered learning loss and skill regression during the school closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is not enough money to go around to help them all make up for lost time edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…

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Students in Special Education, English-Learners May Go Back to Class First. Here's Why edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…

Students in Special Education, English-Learners May Go Back to Class First. Here's Why

Some districts are giving these groups priority to make up for lost learning and lack of access in the spring.

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Shortage of Special Educators Adds to Classroom Pressures edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…
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Why the Feds Still Fall Short on Special Education Funding edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…

Why the Feds Still Fall Short on Special Education Funding

Calls to fully fund the nation's main special education law resound on the campaign trail, but a complex array of factors make that an elusive goal.

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How Schools Are Preparing for the Perfect Storm of Holiday Travel and COVID-19 edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…
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Educators We've Lost to the Coronavirus edweek.org/ew/section/multim…

Educators We Lost to COVID, 2020-2022

This memorial remembers many of the dedicated educators lost to their communities and to the field.

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As Schools Close to Coronavirus, Special Educators Turn to Tele-Therapy edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…
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Getting Students With Disabilities Back to Class edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…
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On Special Education retweeted
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23 Nov 2020
As of Nov. 23, 10 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have state-ordered full or partial closures in effect. Two states, West Virginia and Rhode Island, have full or partial closures scheduled to begin in November. bit.ly/3kRxgXT
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Most U.S. school districts are currently using “hybrid learning”—a mix of in-person and online instruction. The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating. edwk.it/3pLEBMb

How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies

The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating.

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