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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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K-12 programs could be affected by the outcome of a case on race-based college admissions coming up for argument at the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 28, 2012 - Education Week
September 25, 2012 - Education Week
Just over half of black males earn a high school diploma in four years, compared with more than three-quarters of white males, the Schott Foundation finds.
September 19, 2012 - Education Week
At summit, experts discuss the persistent vulnerability of black boys and explore possible solutions to achievement gaps.
August 29, 2012 - Education Week
A federal appeals court panel strikes down an Alabama immigration-law provision as unconstitutional.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
A private, K-12 tuition-scholarship program in New York City didn't improve college-attendance rates for most students, but it did increase the numbers of black students who later went on to higher education.
August 23, 2012 - Education Week
Latino school leaders make a case for stepping up attention on educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
August 21, 2012 - Education Week
African-American students are suspended at more than three times the rate of their white peers, a nationwide analysis shows.
August 7, 2012 | Updated: September 27, 2012 - Education Week
President Obama's executive order sets in motion efforts to boost educational outcomes for black students, from early-childhood services to college and career preparation.
July 27, 2012 - Education Week
July 17, 2012 - Education Week

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