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A special shout-out to Jessi Brunken, Megan M. Carey, Sam Eiseman, and Tiffany Galloway, members of the Blue Team! In collaboration with Marshall Street Initiatives, they shared their expertise to develop Research-to-Impact Practice Collections. This resource addresses how educators can meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities — especially students from historically underserved backgrounds. Over three years, educators, researchers, and content experts developed evidence-based practices to improve learning experiences, environments, and outcomes for Black and Latinx students with disabilities experiencing poverty. These practices include strategies to: 1. Improve reading for secondary students 2. Build collaboration between general and special education teams 3. Use data to provide better student supports 4. Enable students to pursue choice-filled postsecondary pathways 5. Support students with emotional-based disabilities #ResearchToImpact #SpecialEducation #StudentsWithDisabilities #Districts Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gXNqSuPi

Imagine a world free from bias, exclusion and discrimination. A world where all people have equitable opportunities and outcomes. Sadly, this world doesn’t exist – yet. People with disabilities experience marginalisation and barriers to inclusion across all touchpoints in society. For blind persons like me with it’s even harder. We are more likely to experience physical and sexual violence than persons without disabilities. More likely to acquire more impairments. And face significant barriers to participation. Despite this, persons who are blind are too often left behind in humanitarian  and development programming in most regions.. Join  as a public policy scholar and humanitarian  in amplifying the message that persons who are blind must be front and centre of development efforts. Blind lives matter! 

Join us on August 15 at 1pm ET for "Improve Learning Environments for Students with Disabilities: Breaking the Mold for Better Outcomes" with Marshall Street Initiatives Free CE credits available.  Register today: https://lnkd.in/g687WrMa As another school year begins, now is the time to reimagine how to support equitable outcomes for students furthest from opportunity. The Networked Improvement Community for Students with Disabilities brought together 10 school networks to improve education for historically underserved students. Using the tools of continuous improvement — the science of getting better at getting better — leading researchers, content experts, and educators developed more than 20 evidence-based practices that show early evidence of impact for Black and Latino students with disabilities experiencing poverty.  Join Marshall Street and practitioners from Summit Public Schools and Green Dot Public Schools to explore essential strategies to improve collaboration between special education and general education teachers and elevate data-driven interventions. These practices can improve learning experiences, environments and outcomes for students with disabilities – and help build stronger schools for all students.

As we Celebrate Diversity Month, let's remember that diversity is more than just tolerance—it's about fostering environments where every individual feels valued. In education, this means advocating for school justice reform to address systemic inequalities and create equitable learning environments for all students. Together, let's embrace diversity as a catalyst for positive change. Learn more about SJP here: https://lnkd.in/g39YYqG8 #CelebrateDiversity #SchoolJusticeReform #EquityInEducation

Happening Now at #DEC2024 - DEC's 40th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families DEC is proud to announce the new DEC Vision and DEC Mission. Vision: To cultivate a society where inclusion and belonging is a lived reality for young children and their families across a diverse diaspora that embraces, celebrates, and empowers them to be actively engaged in their communities. Mission: It is the collective responsibility of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children to center the needs and realities of those who are most negatively impacted by systemic inequity. We advance and shape leadership, research, policy, and practice that supports, engages, and informs those who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children with or at risk for developmental delays and disabilities. DEC works to identify, interrogate, and dismantle systemic inequities so that young children and their families thrive. https://lnkd.in/g3nBSr2B

What if every young adult with intellectual disability in the United States saw college as an option? On May 1st, we’ll be celebrating #IPSEDay! IPSE Day, or Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day, is a day to raise awareness and spread the word about college options for students with intellectual disability. This video shows why it’s so important that we all Think Higher. Think College. https://lnkd.in/g6JXFDbw We can’t wait to celebrate with you on May 1st! #ThinkHigher #ThinkCollege #IPSEDay2024 #ChangingExpectations #IncreasingOpportunities

🗣️ NEW REPORT: The Power to Make Change: Expanding Equity in American Schools 🏫👩🏾🏫🎓 Despite recent policies and legislation seeking to undermine equity in public education, we believe that our communities have the power to build sustainable change for students across the nation. Read #ThePowerToMakeChange: Expanding Equity in American Schools, our groundbreaking, comprehensive report offering a roadmap for policymakers, administrators, and funders to build sustainable equity and inclusion practices that help improve overall student outcomes. Explore the report: https://lnkd.in/efH-Cwpa #EducationEquity #PublicEducation #BelovedCommunity

Free webinar: Mapping the Participant Journey: Disability Inclusion in the Research Process | Penn State University (psu.edu) People with disabilities are the largest minority population in the United States, yet they are often excluded from clinical trials, both as participants and as researchers. This session will feature an interactive exercise in which participants will learn: -Basic information about disability statistics and disability rights. -How to map out the participant’s (and family caregiver’s or supporter’s) journey from different disability perspectives, for different stages of the clinical trial life cycle. -Where to find resources to support individual and organizational accessibility efforts.

Empowering Youth Through Sports: Overcoming Barriers Together As we navigate the complex realities of crime, poverty, and racism in our community, the importance of providing supportive pathways for our youth cannot be overstated. At LEAD Center For Youth, we are committed to using sports as a transformative tool to empower Black youth in Atlanta. This insightful article from The Atlantic [Internalizing the Myth of Meritocracy](https://lnkd.in/gy-u9Bd) sheds light on the challenges that underprivileged youth face in internalizing their achievements within a society that often perpetuates systemic barriers. At LEAD, we challenge these myths by creating a supportive environment where our young athletes learn resilience, leadership, and the value of hard work in overcoming these societal curveballs. Join us in our mission to empower an at-risk generation to lead and transform their city. Together, we can ensure that our youth not only dream of a better future but also possess the tools to make it a reality. #YouthEmpowerment #LEADCenterForYouth #OvercomingBarriers #SportsAsSolution #Atlanta