I Was a Black Student in My Hometown’s Schools 20 Years Ago and They Still Haven’t Closed the Achievement Gap

This is the second part of a four-part series on the writer’s experience and research on the achievement gap in her hometown of Evanston, Illinois, a diver

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Coffee Break: New Orleans' Ben Kleban on Saying Goodbye to the School Board You Used to Know and Looking to the Future

Coffee Break: New Orleans’ Ben Kleban on Saying Goodbye to the School Board You Used to Know and Looking to the Future

Say goodbye to the New Orleans school board you used to know. When Senate Bill 432—which called for a return of certain Recovery School District (RSD) scho

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When ‘Special’ Feels Like an Insult: Diary of an IEP Kid

When ‘Special’ Feels Like an Insult: Diary of an IEP Kid

I’ve struggled with learning disabilities my whole life. Not the disability, but being labeled as someone with a disability. I had never felt stupid before

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Watering Down Expectations for Students With Disabilities Is Not the Way to Go, New York

Watering Down Expectations for Students With Disabilities Is Not the Way to Go, New York

I believe that most students with disabilities* can and should engage with the same academic content that any other student would receive. Furthermore, I b

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How Kipp Academy Embraced My Son and His Autism

I have four children and as with all children, their needs are not the same. They need different things at home and the same is true in school. As a charte

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