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Universal Design for Learning or Microcosm for Destruction?

December 3, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 28 Comments

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a part of the new Every Student Succeeds Act. It promotes what is heralded as a new way to reach students with diverse needs. It sounds new agey. But what does this miracle program have that those of us who worked in special education for years don’t? You may, […]

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IEPs for All—Or Something Else?

September 9, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

Some of us imagined a public school system that would drop special education labels and look at all children individually and collectively for their strengths and what they need to learn. We thought of it as Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) for everyone. You will likely hear about “IEPs for All” in the future, if you […]

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