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Special Education

Hate, Danger, and Debt: Navigating Being Trans in Higher Education

As a gender-fluid, neurodivergent student who has surmounted dozens of hurdles to get from high school to college, I am all too familiar with the reasons why trans youth go into higher education in...

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Special Education

The (Ableist) Elephant in the Room: New Report Finds Charter Schools Fail Students With Disabilities

We’re calling out charter schools and charter advocates who espouse a commitment to equity for all marginalized students but who, in practice, appear comfortable failing students with disabilities....

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Special Education

Hey Shawnta! Does Dyslexia Present Differently in Gifted or Multi-Exceptional Learners?

Hey Shawnta! Does dyslexia present differently in gifted or multi-exceptional learners? Signed, Tenacious Teacher - because we all need a good alliteration If I could earn one more certification, it...

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student support

POLL: L.A. Families Want Equity and Accountability From Next Superintendent

Sometime this winter, a new superintendent will take the helm of the Los Angeles Unified School District. According to a new poll commissioned by Great Public Schools Now in partnership with Families...

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educational justice

The Gifted and Talented Debates Aren't About Rigor They're About Access

An interesting, complicated, and rather polarizing trend is going around in American education, and it has to do with special admission schools and the designation of “gifted and talented.” Around...

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educational justice

Education Organizations Remain Grossly Underrepresentative of a Growing Latinx Population

My community—the Latinx community—is the fastest-growing population in the U.S, accounting for 52% of growth in the last decade. Latinx students currently represent nearly one in three K-12 students....

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