On Special Education

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

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

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…

A new survey recommends continued professional development for teachers, especially those working with students with IEPs and English-language learners

The pandemic has raised new equity considerations for teachers of students with disabilities and English-language learners

CDC: Here's How Much It Would Cost Schools to Safeguard Against COVID-19 edweek.org/policy-politic…

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

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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