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Category Archives: IDEIA 2004
Parents, advocates call for more emphasis on ASL in Alaskan Schools
The Deaf Bilingual Coalition says teachers often don’t have the background they need in American Sign Language. (Jonathan Hartford/KTUU-DT)Parents of students with hearing impairments in Alaska are seeking an increased emphasis on American Sign Languag… Continue reading
Posted in hearing Impairments, IDEIA 2004, NCLB/ IDEIA 2004, Special Education
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Bill on restraint and seclusion advances in Congress
A House committee voted to advance the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act that would provide federal oversight of the practices in schools. The bill would prohibit the use of mechanical restraints or any actions that restrict a s… Continue reading
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Inclusion classes provide benefits to students in Tennessee district
This year, every middle school and high school in Tennessee’s Knox County has at least one inclusion class — where students of all abilities are taught together — and many of the elementary schools have them as well. Thanks to federal stimulus money,… Continue reading
Posted in IDEIA 2004, Inclusion, NCLB/ IDEIA 2004, Special Education
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Tough Changes and Controversy: Chancellor Michelle Rhee & President George Parker
From Shane over on SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER in WASHINGTON DC.
Posted in DC Public Schools, IDEIA 2004, Teachers/ Educators, WTU
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Doing What Works Digital Workshop
A new Teacher-to-Teacher digital workshop (https://www.t2tweb.us/doingwhatworks) is now available. Its subject is Doing What Works: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners. The workshop is specifically geared to techniques and practices for stud… Continue reading
Posted in DC Public Schools, IDEIA 2004, Teachers/ Educators, Technology in Education
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NAEP board considers altering exclusion, accommodation policies
Differing state and local policies for the numbers of ELL students and those with special needs who are exempted from or take the NAEP with special accommodations may skew results, some testing experts say. “I would not keep things as they are now,” sa… Continue reading
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Two failing Florida schools earn A grades
Teachers at Florida’s Lincoln Elementary School planned lessons and took professional-development training through summer last year, and this year offered students before-school and weekend tutoring. Their hard work paid off: Students scored high enoug… Continue reading
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