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Demand for Online Classes Prompts Closure of Satellite Centers in Iowa

March 7, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The University of Iowa’s Board of Regents recently recommended closing three off-campus learning centers and moving the graduate programs they hosted online. “We would offer classes and end up having to close or not offer 50 to 80 percent of […]


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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

February 22, 2024

Via: Ed Surge

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. After all, in-person was seen as the gold standard, and the question was whether […]


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Special education leader aims to raise expectations for students

October 31, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Driving passengers in Teslas along the Vegas Loop, an underground tunnel system in Las Vegas, was not exactly how Glenna Wright-Gallo thought she’d spend her time as she waited for the U.S. Senate to confirm her nomination as assistant secretary […]


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Westat to lead resource center on equity in special education

October 12, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Westat, a research and professional services company, will lead a new technical assistance center to address data quality for significant disproportionality in special education, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announced Thursday. The five-year […]


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Students are more satisfied and confident with online learning

August 10, 2023

Via: eCampus News

The COVID pandemic emphasized the need for robust online and hybrid learning options for students, particularly as the nontraditional student population, which needs flexibility due to personal, professional, and family obligations, grows. Now, BestColleges’ ninth annual Online Education Trends Report […]


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3 strategies to optimize virtual learning in special education

August 8, 2023

Via: eSchool News

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), K-12 public schools faced significant teacher shortages in 2022, with nearly half reporting vacancies. Special education was one of the areas hit hardest, with 45 percent of schools needing to fill […]


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New State Laws Will Ease Housing Burdens on Home-Based Child Care Providers

August 1, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

In addition to the wide array of challenges that child care providers in America already face — low wages, few if any workplace benefits, lack of respect and professionalization — those who care for and educate young children in their […]


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CDC finds ‘significant’ increase in developmental disabilities among children

July 25, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

A report on the survey results, which comes from the nationally representative NHIS household survey, does not examine why there’s been an increase in developmental disabilities diagnoses. However, the statistics align with other research and data collected by the federal […]


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Ed Dept updates guidance on special ed noncompliance

July 24, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs announced updated policy guidance Monday that it said will help states with timely identification and correction of district’s noncompliance with early intervention services for infants and toddlers and K-12 special […]


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Online-Only Students Report Little Interaction With Instructors and Peers

June 8, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

Campuses are back open as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, but plenty of students continue to take classes online — especially at community colleges. But are these online students as engaged as those in traditional classes? That was the research question […]


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How online learning changed the post-covid era

June 5, 2023

Via: eSchool News

It goes without saying that the Covid-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives in one way or another. The world was forced to adapt to a new reality to overcome the numerous challenges and hardships brought by the virus. […]


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5 long-term benefits of our online literacy programs

May 19, 2023

Via: eSchool News

When we started using a new literacy program 10 years ago, our reading scores were mediocre. Within a few years we had moved up to being a Level 1+ school, which is one of the highest rankings for Chicago Public […]


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3 ways to improve access to speech-language therapy

May 11, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Schools today are facing a harsh reality: there is a chronic shortage of qualified speech-language pathologists (SLPs). As an SLP and clinical director who has worked with school districts across the country, I’ve watched this problem grow over the years. […]


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How are ELLs, students with disabilities IDed for gifted and talented?

April 5, 2023

Via: eSchool News

States with formal policies around gifted and talented programs tend to identify more English learners and students with disabilities for those programs, according to a new study from NWEA, a not-for-profit research and educational services organization serving K-12 students. The […]


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7 ways to make homework easier for students with autism

March 28, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Homework can be challenging for all children, but for students with autism, it can be challenging. It is common for children with autism to have difficulties with executive functioning abilities, including planning, organization, and prioritization. In addition, they may have […]


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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

March 27, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

The lab starts filling up after school lets out. Students trickle in. They help themselves to a snack — today it’s tacos — and chat excitedly with friends. They laugh and joke, listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna on built-in speakers. […]


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College programs must prioritize accessibility

March 21, 2023

Via: eCampus News

A new Open Education Resources (OER) initiative from the nonprofit Teach Access aims to expand awareness of digital accessibility in higher education. Teach Access works with education, industry, and disability advocacy organizations to enhance students’ understanding of digital accessibility as […]


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3 ways telepractice helps combat burnout in special education

February 27, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Burnout is one of the leading causes of workforce shortages in U.S. schools and its impact is being felt by students who need consistent, high-quality educators the most. Some of the hardest hit are students with unique needs that require […]


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Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students

February 13, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

A dozen policy advocates and higher education groups are calling on the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, an organization that controls an important interstate distance learning pact, to bake more consumer protections into its policies. NC-SARA was founded […]


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4 considerations for remote proctoring systems

February 10, 2023

Via: eCampus News

While it was already relatively common practice before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote proctoring has become even more popular at institutions across the nation, leading to concerns and the need for important considerations as these systems are designed. In response to […]