Erik Robelen
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Former deputy director for @edwriters, @edweek reporter/editor. Now help edu orgs with strategic comms, writing, and editing.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2010
Attn folks who cover/follow issues regarding students w/ disabilities and their families.
I've heard now from two major disability advocates that the Dept. of Ed's Office For Civil Rights has canceled multiple mediation sessions in disability investigations and that canceling is *not* normal
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I almost never post pet pics, but figured a dose of brotherly love might be appreciated. @Number10cat
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Agreed that survey data in NAEP is always worth a look, as demonstrated here.
A hidden gem in NAEP is always the survey results. Here's one interesting tidbit:
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Lots to mine in new NAEP data. One key point, via @jillbarshay: 'The starkest example of growing inequality is in eighth grade math, where the achievement gap grew to the largest in the history of the test.' @hechingerreport
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@exlarson In the Garden of Beasts would make a great movie, too. (BTW, they have a section for your books at my local "Friends of the Library" bookstore.)
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As a guitar player myself with a passion not just for the instrument in general but the particular ones I possess, I feel the pain. And the outrage. @sethkugel @LuakaBop
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Today's forecast? Mild (compared with Alaska and the Arctic).
Monday's digit - 1/10: Frigid cold and wind. Little to like about today. Jason, CWG
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And reading that article led me to this gem, a long and winding profile of Michael Stipe.
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@KirkCarapezza Wait, is there a subtext to this post? You know, a certain competitor among social media platforms?
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Get ready! A boatload of data on student achievement is coming soon.
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FYI. This op-ed highlights an important angle on private school choice that tends to get short shrift: the implications for students with disabilities (and their families). @LearnerEquity @CRPE_edu @LMRHIM
Rhim: With the coming push to expand publicly-funded private school choice, students with disabilities have a great deal to lose
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And the new leader of the U.S. House education committee is (drumroll please) Tim Walberg. @KaraArundel of @K12DiveNews has the story.
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RT @NAEP_NCES: Here's what national 8th-grade performance in math looks like since 2000. View more math results in our report card: https:/…
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