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Shortage of Special Educators Adds to Classroom Pressures
December 5, 2018 – Education Week
 Educating children with disabilities is among the most challenging pieces of the public school system’s mission—and regulations, funding, and legalities are just the start.

Special Education Plagued by Faulty Teacher Data
December 5, 2018 – Education Week
 The employment figures that states submit to the federal government are sometimes wildly wrong, complicating the task of responding to the nationwide shortage of special educators.

Here's What's Behind the Nation's 'C' Grade on Student Achievement
September 5, 2018 – Education Week
 The nation has made modest improvements in student academic achievement in the past decade, but results among states are uneven, according to a new ranking system.

More Than 60 School Districts Have Teamed Up for Better School Budgets
June 22, 2018 – Education Week

A Third of Students Need Eye Exams, Study Finds
May 30, 2018 – Education Week

Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds
May 30, 2018 – Education Week

Corporal Punishment and Preschoolers: What New Federal Data Show
May 8, 2018 – Education Week

There Are Wild Swings in School Desegregation Data. The Feds Can't Explain Why
May 2, 2018 – Education Week

Map: Where Are Confederate-Named Schools?
April 4, 2018 – Education Week

Racial Disparities in Special Ed.: How Widespread Is the Problem?
February 7, 2018 – Education Week

Single-Gender Public Schools in 5 Charts
November 15, 2017 – Education Week

Too Few ELL Students Land in Gifted Classes
June 21, 2017 – Education Week

How Parents Widen—or Shrink—Academic Gaps
April 19, 2017 – Education Week

Student Login Records at Ohio E-Schools Spark $80 Million Dispute
March 8, 2017 – Education Week

Black Students More Likely to Be Arrested at School
January 25, 2017 – Education Week

19 Schools Are Named for the Obamas. Most of Them Are Segregated
January 18, 2017 – Education Week

Nation's Schools Get Middling Grade on Quality Counts Report Card
January 4, 2017 – Quality Counts

Corporal Punishment Use Found in Schools in 21 States
August 24, 2016 – Education Week

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