Top 3 Key Takeaways: 1. Advocating for Special Education Federal Laws Is Essential for Equity and Consistency Without strong federal oversight and funding, students with disabilities across different states and districts may not receive the same quality of support. Advocacy helps uphold national standards like IDEA, ensuring that every child—regardless of location—has access
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MLK Day 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day became a federal public holiday in 1983, under President Ronald Reagan. However, the first observances of the holiday didn't take place until three years later. It wasn’t recognized by all 50 states until 2000. History Worth Teaching The creation
Welcome educators and learners back to school! As we embark on another eminent year, we are thrilled to announce exciting new features and developments here at Let's Go Learn. Continually striving for excellence, we remain your trusted partner for data-driven, personalized learning solutions catered to K-12 assessment and instruction. Our commitment to supporting each
What is Project Based Learning? Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that structures curriculum into real-world tasks which encourage students to design, create, and refine solutions over time, often in groups. PBL encourages students to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop deeper understanding of academic content. PBL can involve extended
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework created by David H. Rose, Ed.D. of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), that seeks to provide all learners with access to an inclusive learning environment. The guiding principle
One of the most significant special education court cases in several years has been decided by the US Supreme Court this week. The case, Perez vs. Sturgis, clarifies the circumstances in which a disabled student has the right to sue a school district for failing to provide a “Free Appropriate Public Education” (FAPE). Students
During the pandemic, K-12 teachers and staff quit their jobs more than all other US professions, with 2 out of 5 telling a Gallop poll in 2022 that they were burned out. All told, 300,000 teachers quit US schools in just 2 years. What's worse, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and many
What are IEP accommodations? Individualized Education Plan (IEP) accommodations are an important part of individualizing a student’s education plan. Accommodations are changes made to enable a student to achieve learning in their own way. Unlike modifications, accommodations do not alter the learning expectations, only the manner in which the learning goal is taught.
What is Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)? Cognitive load theory (CLT) is an instructional design principle at the intersection of psychology and education which helps teachers optimize the learning potential of their students. CLT divides the storage in our brains into 2 fundamental buckets, short-term and long-term memory, and helps define instructional procedures and
