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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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December 3, 2012 - Education Week
College access and immigration are among the topics that may rise on the to-do list for the president and Congress.
December 3, 2012 - Education Week
Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth.
November 30, 2012 - Education Week
Maryland voters ratify a law making undocumented students eligible for in-state tuition.
November 13, 2012 - Education Week
Suburbs are unprepared for major racial and demographic changes taking place in their schools, Erica Frankenberg and Gary Orfield write.
October 22, 2012 - Education Week
The community surrounding Walter H. Dyett High School say the planned phaseout of their school is just the latest blow to their struggling students.
October 16, 2012 - Education Week
Arguments in a case involving race-based admission policies at the University of Texas at Austin draw intense scrutiny.
October 15, 2012 - Education Week
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Two Lives Diverged
David Bamat reflects on the unspoken expectations that schools set for students and their consequences.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
Prodded by federal officials, the district is addressing its disproportionate suspension rates for black students.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
An Oakland, Calif., program tries to encourage more nonwhites to enter teaching—and stay in it.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week

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