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Join the Conversation to Improve Transition from School to Work for Youth with Disabilities
Today’s young people must graduate from high school with the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century global economy. And that certainly includes youth with disabilities. To that end, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, Special Education, Students
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Technology Gives Students with Disabilities Access to College Courses
Last week, I met with a group of high school students with learning disabilities who attend a dual-enrollment high school/college program at Mission Middle College in Santa Clara, California. The program emphasizes the use of technology, including the Bookshare accessible … Continue reading
Posted in Education Technology, Headlines, Innovation, News, Students
Tagged Disabilities, ED Tech, Higher Education, learn, Special Education, Students
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Secretary Duncan Hosts First Meeting with National Council of Young Leaders
They are resilient. They are smart. They are united. They have beaten the odds and last week six leaders from the National Council of Young Leaders met with Secretary Arne Duncan and Deb Delisle, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary … Continue reading
Student Voices of Military-Connected Children Inspire Guidance from Secretary Duncan
The men and women serving in our Armed Forces make incredible sacrifices in service to our country. And so do their family members. Through multiple deployments and frequent moves, the spouses and children of service members live in constant transition. … Continue reading
ED and Its Art
As I transitioned to the Department of Education from my prior life as a college president, I experienced a concern I had every time I changed positions: I worried that I would lose some of the most important aspects of … Continue reading
Who Are the Changemakers in Your Community?
Editor’s note: Fernando Otero is a senior at Arizona State University. Here he shares his own impressions from the recent launch at ASU of the White House’s Young American Series. In Phoenix, Arizona’s Young Americans are the changemakers. Earlier this … Continue reading
Students: Do You Want to Make a Positive Difference in Education?
As President Obama said in his State of the Union Address, when we act together, in common purpose and common effort, there is nothing the United States of America cannot achieve. The Department of Education (ED) is reaching out to … Continue reading
President Obama on Back-to-School: “Set Your Sights High”
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. This afternoon, students from across the country tuned in as President Obama addressed them directly in his third annual Back-to-School speech. The President encouraged America’s students to use their time in school to try new things, discover new passions and … Continue reading
FFA at White House Rural Economic Forum
“I was an FFA member back in the day” … “Some of my greatest memories are as a student in a rural setting” … “We believe in the future of agriculture and in students like you. Comments like these were … Continue reading
Giving Youth a Voice
We can’t improve education if we don’t listen to students, Secretary Duncan often explains when he talks about the need for an ongoing conversation with students, teachers and parents. As part of that ongoing conversation, some of the Secretary’s top … Continue reading
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