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Our Top 10 NCLB Challenges: |
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Research identifies Economically Disadvantaged Students as having special needs created by poverty. These students usually come to school lacking a solid basic academic foundation, background knowledge, and vocabulary. These students also face the challenges presented by adding a home environment that lacks the ability to build and support their academic success. The research presented here will assist you in understanding the needs of this subgroup and implementing research that improves academic achievement. |
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 Understanding Universal Design
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Date: 2/1/2010 Author: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
| | | "According to the Access Center, universal design is ""an approach to designing environments and products so they can be used by the widest range of users without adaptation." You'll find a wide variety of products at the Access Center on this vital subject, including professional development modules, briefs, and presentations. Here is a list of links to resources that will help you gain familiarity with the concepts behind UDL and consider strategies for getting started with implementation in your school of classroom. | |
The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book
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Date: 7/1/2009 Author: Anne E. Casey Foundation
| | | The 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book profiles the well-being of America’s children on a state-by-state basis and ranks states on 10 key measures of child well-being. The Data Book essay calls for a “data revolution” that uses timely and reliable information to track the progress and improve the lives of vulnerable children. | |
Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap
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Date: 4/1/2009 Author: Christopher B. Swanson, Ph.D.
| | | Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap, prepared for America’s Promise Alliance by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, shows that despite some progress made by several cities from 1995-2005, the average graduation rate of the 50 largest cities is well below the national average of 71%, and there remains an 18 percentage point urban suburban gap. Cities in Crisis 2009 finds that only about half (53%) of all young people in the nation’s 50 largest cities are graduating from high school on time. Cities in Crisis 2009 was released on April 22 as a follow-up to the original Cities in Crisis report released in April 2008. | |
Autism Spectrum Disorders Knowledge Path
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Date: 4/1/2009 Author: Maternal and Child Health Library, Georgetown University
| | | This knowledge path about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been compiled by the Materna; and Child Health Library at Georgetown University. It offers a selection of current, high-quality resources about ASD screening and diagnosis, treatment and intervention, communication, education, vocational challenges, and impact on family life. Separate sections identify resources that address early identification, early intervention and education, concerns about vaccines, and environmental health research. This knowledge path for health professionals, educators, researchers, policymakers, and families will be updated periodically. | |
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