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Learning the Language: Judge Who Ordered Texas to Educate Undocumented Students Dies
Appeals in the case led to the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe, which ruled that all school districts are obliged to give children who reside in this country a free education, regardless of their immigration status
“Test scores poor tool for teacher evaluation”
David Cohen, a teacher I know from southern California through the Teacher Leaders Network, has co-written a great op ed piece in today's Sacramento Bee. It's
What Is School Leadership?
The most recent issue of Educational Leadership is on School Leadership. They asked a number of educators to answer the question: What personal insight
Still Separate, Still Unequal? (The Case of Special Education) (Education - Change.org)
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I produced a graph that shows the risk index/ratio for African-American students across all disabilities over time. The graph shows that, relative to Caucasian students and relative to all other races, African-American students are significantly more likely to be identified with a disability; the risk-ratio increased every year from 2001-2007. As of 2007, in the state of Virginia, African-American students were 54% more likely to be identified as disabled than other students.
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