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Where schools are reopening after coronavirus closures

Matt Zalaznick | March 09, 2020

Several schools reopened after coronavirus-related closures Tuesday while many other districts ordered students to stay home as COVID-19 continues to spread in the U.S.

Briefing

Coronavirus closures raise question of school meals

Matt Zalaznick | March 08, 2020

The growing number of closures is raising questions about where some students will get free- and reduced-price lunch and other federally provided meals.

Briefing

Coronarvius concerns shut several schools across U.S.

Matt Zalaznick | March 05, 2020

Coronavirus has forced school closures from coast to coast, with districts from Washington to California to Pennsylvania closing for up to two weeks.

Opinion

How to promote equity in advanced coursework participation

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | March 05, 2020

DA guest columnists Teresa Ketelsen and Beth Tarasawa identify three strategies for enrolling and retaining more students of color in AP programming, following successful efforts at Gresham-Barlow School District in Oregon.

How this district is improving emotional and physical mindfulness

Steven Blackburn | March 05, 2020

A previous Districts of Distinction honoree continues to expand the TK-5 student mindfulness and social-emotional learning curriculum that DA recognized in 2016.

Opinion

State education agencies: Insights on equitable scalability

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | March 04, 2020

DA guest columnist Tracy Weeks shares five partnership strategies for ensuring K-12 districts have the tools and tech they need—when they need them.

New compliance book sheds light on legal backbone of retaliation issues

March 04, 2020

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released a new pamphlet, Walking the Line Between Compliant Response and Advocacy-Based Retaliation. Rather than bog readers down with heavy legal terms and concepts, this all-new pamphlet provides plain language guidance on what constitutes a retaliation claim under Section 504, ADA Title […]

Briefing

How helicopter parenting creates equity issues

Matt Zalaznick | March 04, 2020

Inadequate and uneven school funding has raised equity issues around the activity of wealthy "helicopter parents," a new report says.

Briefing

Coronavirus drives parents to demand school closures

Matt Zalaznick | March 03, 2020

Fears of coronavirus and COVID-19 have driven parents in several Seattle-area cities to petition their district administrators to close schools, according to reports.

New resource is trainer's ready-to-use toolkit to teach paraprofessionals how to apply instructional strategies that bolster student independence

March 03, 2020

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released The Special Ed Administrator's Training Toolkit: Professional Development for Paraprofessionals — Applying Instructional Strategies to Develop Student Independence. This training binder identifies up-to-date instructional concepts that paraprofessionals can use with students. Strategies addressed include using cues and prompts, modeling, shaping, wait […]

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Where schools are reopening after coronavirus closures

Coronavirus closures raise question of school meals

Coronarvius concerns shut several schools across U.S.

How to promote equity in advanced coursework participation

How this district is improving emotional and physical mindfulness

State education agencies: Insights on equitable scalability

New compliance book sheds light on legal backbone of retaliation issues

How helicopter parenting creates equity issues

Coronavirus drives parents to demand school closures

New resource is trainer's ready-to-use toolkit to teach paraprofessionals how to apply instructional strategies that bolster student independence

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