College and Career Readiness in the Elementary School Setting
Working in the elementary school setting, teachers are focused on teaching students those basic skills that build a solid foundation for the rest of their educational career. Discussions about college and a professional career come up randomly, but this is not usually the focus of educators working with 6-year-old kids.
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22 Questions Parents and Teachers Should Ask About Special Education
The first priority for teachers and parents is to identify special needs students and figure out how to give them equal education opportunities, beginning with two important questions:
- Does the student qualify for special education under IDEA?
- What is an appropriate education for a special needs student?
How Online Posts Affect Colleges' Decisions
With social media’s permeation of teenage life, online posts have increasingly become an indicator of college readiness — and one that more schools take into consideration when making admissions decisions. For the first time, a full third (35 percent) of college admissions officers say they look at applicants' social media profiles, according to data released in November 2014 from Kaplan Test Prep.
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