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We will no longer be tweeting from this account. Please follow @educationweek for the latest Education Week articles about students with disabilities and the educators who teach them.
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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/bure…
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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/rem…
The pandemic has raised new equity considerations for teachers of students with disabilities and English-language learners
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/rem…
CDC: Here's How Much It Would Cost Schools to Safeguard Against COVID-19 edweek.org/policy-politic…
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Schools Struggled to Serve Students With Disabilities, English-Learners During Shutdowns blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/…
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/20…
Students in Special Education, English-Learners May Go Back to Class First. Here's Why edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
Shortage of Special Educators Adds to Classroom Pressures edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
Why the Feds Still Fall Short on Special Education Funding edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
How Schools Are Preparing for the Perfect Storm of Holiday Travel and COVID-19 edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
Educators We've Lost to the Coronavirus edweek.org/ew/section/mul…
As Schools Close to Coronavirus, Special Educators Turn to Tele-Therapy edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
Getting Students With Disabilities Back to Class edweek.org/ew/articles/20…
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
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
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