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Coach Len Boudreaux works with Sam Millikan, left, and Keitra Douglas at Gwinnett Heat wheelchair-basketball practice at the Monarch School in Duluth, Ga.
—David Walter Banks for Education Week

Guidance on Athletics and Spec. Ed. Students Draws Sharply Split Response

Disability-rights advocates welcome new federal guidance on special education students and sports, while critics say federal officials are pushing costly new mandates. (February 5, 2013)

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A 2001 California law has spurred some school systems to pick board members by subdistricts to increase diversity.
February 25, 2013 - Education Week
Twenty years after desegregation ended, the mayor wants to change the way students are matched to schools.
February 5, 2013 - Education Week
An immigrant herself, Valeria Silva led by example a nationwide push to teach English-learners in mainstream classes.
February 4, 2013 - Education Week
International-student programs work well in Australia, thought Superintendent Clark Hults, so why not in the Adirondacks?
February 4, 2013 - Education Week
As director of a regional special education agency, Judy Sorrell has been ahead of the game for much of her 33 years in the field.
February 4, 2013 - Education Week
Some 78 percent of the class of 2010 got a high school diploma, says a new federal report, while the dropout rate fell to 3.4 percent.
January 29, 2013 - Education Week
January 9, 2013 - Education Week
January 9, 2013 - Education Week
Xian Barret suggests schools encourage students to focus their energy on improving their communities and affecting social change.
January 4, 2013 - Quality Counts
A supportive environment can promote student achievement, and stress can be a hindrance, research and experience shows.
January 4, 2013 - Quality Counts

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