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New law expands role of special education paraprofessionals

By Adam Galvan

A first-of-its-kind Connecticut law allows parents to include their child’s paraprofessional in school planning and placement team meetings that create individualized educational programs. Districts must also inform parents of their right to involve the paraprofessional in all portions of the “PPT” meeting, according to the law passed last July. “This is an important revision, as […]

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November 06, 2015

Statistics grows as key college and career skill

Statistics instruction has become integral in K12 math curricula thanks to a push from the Common Core and a national demand for students with the skills to fill data-intensive jobs. Districts provide more courses that teach students how to analyze data and integrate statistics across subjects, says Jessica Utts, incoming president of the American Statistical […]

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October 12, 2015

Confronting racial inequality in our schools

Politicians often express concern over the widening achievement gap between black and white students in this country. But there was a time when that gap was reduced by as much a half. The reason? Integrated schools. “Integration gets black kids in the same facilities as white kids, with access to the same things those kids […]

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October 09, 2015

School counselors' influence grows

With national attention intensifying on preparing students for college and careers, the nation’s estimated 103,000 school counselors in K12 schools are playing a more critical role in preparing students for life after graduation. When Cory Notestine moved to Alamosa, a southern Colorado town founded by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, he saw many barriers […]

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September 23, 2015

School gardens become teaching tools

School gardens used for instruction are on the rise nationwide, and with them, student engagement and test scores, according to a recent study. The nonprofit REAL School Gardens works with corporations to build outdoor classrooms at low-income schools. The gardens include 150 square feet of vegetable beds, perennial and herb beds, rainwater collection systems, composting […]

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September 18, 2015

School safety solutions advance

Three years ago, Tom Brabson, business manager of Plain Local Schools in northeastern Ohio, heard the superintendent of a district 60 miles away describe how his life had changed in 22 seconds. In those seconds, a troubled 17-year-old sprayed the Chardon High School cafeteria with bullets, killing three fellow students and creating widespread panic. Since […]

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September 17, 2015

Health barriers to learning

Millions of youth are disproportionately affected by health problems that impair their motivation and ability to learn, according to the August Education Commission of the States report, “Heath barriers to learning and the education opportunity gap.” Schools can play a central role in identifying unmet student health needs, and connecting students to community health services, […]

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September 16, 2015

Immigrant surge slows, but challenges remain for schools

Despite fewer unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America, many U.S. K12 schools still struggle to adapt to the challenges of educating this diverse set of immigrant students. During the 2014 fiscal year, the Department of Homeland Security reported that 57,496 unaccompanied minors arrived in the United States. In the first eight months of fiscal year […]

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New law expands role of special education paraprofessionals

$100 million doesn't turn district around

Research revolution in schools

Student Success Stories

Statistics grows as key college and career skill

Confronting racial inequality in our schools

School counselors&#039; influence grows

School gardens become teaching tools

School safety solutions advance

Health barriers to learning

Immigrant surge slows, but challenges remain for schools

School counselors' influence grows