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Special 91制片厂视频 teacher Amy Kenyon goes over a reading assignment with her students at Harrison Elementary School in Twin Falls, Idaho, on March 8, 2018. All special education students follow individualized education programs, which are tailored to their special needs.
Special 91制片厂视频 teacher Amy Kenyon goes over a reading assignment with her students at Harrison Elementary School in Twin Falls, Idaho, on March 8, 2018. All special education students follow individualized education programs, which are tailored to their special needs.
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Special 91制片厂视频 Explainer What Is an IEP? Individualized 91制片厂视频 Programs, Explained
What IEPs are, what their purpose is, and which students are eligible.
Eesha Pendharkar, July 27, 2023
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1 min read
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Professional Development Explainer Teacher Professional Development, Explained
What counts as PD? And is it effective? EdWeek breaks down current trends鈥攁nd new research鈥攊n this explainer.
Sarah Schwartz, July 26, 2023
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9 min read
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English-Language Learners Explainer What Is Translanguaging and How Is It Used in the Classroom?
Research into the best instructional approaches for students classified as English learners has pointed to the concept of translanguaging.
Ileana Najarro, July 13, 2023
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1 min read
Activists demonstrate as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Oct. 31, 2022. As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should play a significant role in decisions.
Activists demonstrate as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions on Oct. 31, 2022. Most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should play a significant role in decisions.
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Equity & Diversity Explainer What Is Affirmative Action? How a Supreme Court Decision Could Impact K-12 Schools
Experts talk about what affirmative action is, how it's worked, and what's at stake鈥攊ncluding for K-12 schools.
Ileana Najarro, Eesha Pendharkar & Mark Walsh, June 20, 2023
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1 min read
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Mathematics Explainer How Addition Fluency Develops: A Visual Explainer
From basic counting to automatic recall, see how students learn to grasp their addition facts.
Vanessa Solis & Stephen Sawchuk, May 11, 2023
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1 min read
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Classroom Technology Explainer AI Literacy, Explained
Now that AI is expected to influence fields from medicine to policing, what do students need to understand about the technology?
Alyson Klein, May 10, 2023
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10 min read
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Mathematics Explainer What Is Math 'Fact Fluency,' and How Does It Develop?
Here's why math fact fluency matters, and what we know from research about teaching strategies and timed exercises.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 1, 2023
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6 min read
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Special 91制片厂视频 Explainer How Special 91制片厂视频 Funding Actually Works
Special education is among the most complicated and misunderstood facets of America鈥檚 sprawling K-12 school landscape.
Mark Lieberman, April 27, 2023
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6 min read
Students at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta compare and contrast songs representing different eras in history during an International Baccalaureate immersion day on Feb. 14, 2020.
Students at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta compare and contrast songs representing different eras in history during an International Baccalaureate immersion day on Feb. 14, 2020.
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Equity & Diversity Explainer Equity Audits in School Districts: An Explainer
Equity audits are systemic examinations of data to understand where gaps to access and challenges to educational equity exist.
Eesha Pendharkar, April 18, 2023
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7 min read
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School Choice & Charters Explainer 91制片厂视频 Savings Accounts, Explained
Four states this year have passed laws allowing any parent to spend public dollars on private school tuition or other education expenses.
Libby Stanford & Mark Lieberman, March 27, 2023
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17 min read
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Curriculum Explainer How School Libraries Buy Books, Struggle for Funds, and Confront Book Bans: An Explainer
Schools are under fire from some parent groups over books they deem explicit. This is how those books end up in their library collections.
Mark Lieberman, February 27, 2023
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12 min read
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Reading & Literacy Explainer What Is Background Knowledge, and How Does It Fit Into the Science of Reading?
What a greater focus on content could mean for reading instruction.
January 30, 2023
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12 min read
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Classroom Technology Explainer Is the Gas App Safe? Here's What You Need to Know
Gas is billed as a positive, safer alternative to other popular social media apps. But experts see problems.
Alyson Klein, January 18, 2023
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2 min read
Young writer looking at a flash card showing a picture of a dog and writing various words that begin with a "D" like dog, donut, duck and door.
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Reading & Literacy Explainer 'Encoding' Explained: What It Is and Why It's Essential to Literacy
From children's earliest strokes on a page to letter formation and spelling, writing helps students connect speech to print.
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 17, 2023
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7 min read
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