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‘A second prison’: People face hidden dead ends when they pursue a range of careers post-incarceration

The Hechinger Report

Jesse Wiese spent seven years in prison; when he left the Iowa facility in 2006, he thought his debt to society had been paid. He received his doctorate in 2019 and now serves as vice president of programs for The Fortune Society, an education, service and advocacy organization focused on criminal justice and re-entry.

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Teaching Students to Advocate at Their Own IEP Meetings

N2Y

As you work with your student on self-advocacy, speak openly about their disability and learning needs. Martin, Van Dycke, and Christensen, in their study, Increasing Student Participation in IEP Meetings (2006), found that students who learn self-advocacy skills exhibit increased self-confidence, self-esteem, and communication skills.

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High school graduation rates for one important group are starting to get better

The Hechinger Report

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Related: New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites.

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

Having been involved in producing the Google Teacher Academy from its inception in 2006 through the most recent iteration of the Innovation Academy in 2019, the team is best known for their series of Summits featuring Google for Education, with almost 500 conference-style events produced to date since July 2012.

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A guide for how to select the best tech tools for your school

eSchool News

Four contributors wrote Launch Tech in Your Schools Successfully: • Lynn Reedy, 2006 Mississippi Technology Educator of the Year and currently an educational technology specialist for Stafford Public Schools in Connecticut. Christopher Leonardo, the director of research and development at Boxlight.

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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

2005/2006) “The Virtual Library.” Virtual Libraries: Their Influence on High School Students’ Information Seeking and Use. Chapter in Mary K. Chelton and Colleen Cool. Youth Information Seeking Behavior. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. Valenza, J.K. Educational Leadership , 63 (4), 54-59. . Valenza, J.K. In Laverna Saunders. (Ed.)

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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia.

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