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'Twice Exceptional' Students Miss Out on Gifted Classes
—Sarahbeth Maney for Education Week

'Twice Exceptional' Students Miss Out on Gifted Classes

Students who both have disabilities and are gifted are often overlooked when it comes to screening for gifted education. A California district found that it could buck the trend by casting a wider net for gifted students. (November 25, 2019)

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It's worth remembering how far we've come on educating students with disabilities, writes Nebraska's education commissioner Matthew L. Blomstedt.
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How Will Schools Provide Special Education During the Coronavirus Crisis?
With the coronavirus pandemic pressing tens of thousands of the nation's school districts into extended closures, education administrators across the nation are wrestling with a complex and legalistic problem: how to keep services flowing for students with disabilities.
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