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Carl Lashley

@flashpoints48

flashpoints48 is an education policy and law information source for practitioners, students, and researchers.

 Greensboro, NC
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Joined September 2010
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On July 15, this twitter account bites the dust. Do us a favor and delete it. Our time and energy will slide on over to @carlitude. Join us.
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Music for Independence and Resistance--How could we do this without Bruce--Born in the USA.
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Music of Independence and Resistance--Next up: Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not be Televised.
Music of Independence and Resistance all day long. Start off with Dylan and a song of hope and action--The Times They are a Changin'.
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David Brooks argues for an education that helps kids find their purpose. NYTimes: Mis-Educating the Young ow.ly/kB0r30cPWTZ
Let’s try this one more time. Now 15.7% of 40% promised. Lawmakers Call For Full Funding Of IDEA - Disability Scoop ow.ly/B5JR30cL0en
Lawmakers Call For Full Funding Of IDEA

Lawmakers Call For Full Funding Of IDEA

With a new legislative proposal, members of Congress are reviving a plan to boost federal spending on special education.

disabilityscoop.com
Edgecombe administrators withhold diploma for student refusal to read school-written speech ow.ly/eldH30cAMRJ ow.ly/e9aU30cAMRK
Schools Worried About Tracking Devices ow.ly/3uNn30cn6i8
Schools Worried About Tracking Devices

Schools Worried About Tracking Devices

Privacy concerns are prompting some schools to consider prohibiting GPS tracking devices that are designed to help protect children with disabilities who are at risk of wandering.

disabilityscoop.com
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Here I am after Day 2 of Bethesda--Lilly. #lillycon Great sessions today about gratefulness and mindfulness in the classroom.
In Bethesda Lilly Conference--learning about teaching, learning, and college students. Lilly always high energy and interesting. #lillycon
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DeVos--choice is on the way, but no details. ow.ly/q7eU30bXib9

DeVos promises ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history’ — but...

Trump official calls for a transformation of U.S. schooling and compares defenders of the current system to “flat-earthers.”

washingtonpost.com
Is anybody thinking about this kid? ow.ly/Uvko30b3Zni
Classroom Behavior Lands 10-Year-Old With ASD In Jail

Classroom Behavior Lands 10-Year-Old With ASD In Jail

A 10-year-old boy with autism was arrested, spent the night in jail and faces a third-degree felony charge, all for allegedly kicking a teacher at school last fall.

disabilityscoop.com
Widespread differences across states on restraint and seclusion--some legislate, some have policy, some have nothing ow.ly/vkEO30aHFho
States Lack Consensus On Restraint, Seclusion In Schools

States Lack Consensus On Restraint, Seclusion In Schools

Despite federal officials weighing in years ago, a new analysis finds rules surrounding restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities continue to vary from state to state.

disabilityscoop.com
Commentary on Endrew F. "appropriate" ruling, which calls for appropriately ambitious IEPs that meet student's needs ow.ly/wmeo30aHDVq
Supreme Court FAPE Ruling May Be A Watershed Moment

Supreme Court FAPE Ruling May Be A Watershed Moment

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision affirming a high standard for the IDEA mandate that children with disabilities be provided FAPE is likely to have significant implications for years to come.

disabilityscoop.com
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When adults won't investigate, kids will. HS newspaper staff reveals their principal's credentials problems. ow.ly/h3nP30aBbDr

These high school journalists investigated a new principal’s credentials. Days later, she resigned.

In a story published Friday, a high school newspaper staff questioned the legitimacy of the recently hired principal's degrees and of her work as an education consultant.

washingtonpost.com
My feelings exactly about last night's scrape between UNC and Gonzaga. teapaw.org/CateMartel/status/8491…
Cate Martel (@CateMartel) profile pictureCate Martel
@CateMartel4 Apr 2017
Make it enddddd.
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This is the United States of America. We should not have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth.
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The best thing about the Final Four is the paycheck the players receive as fair compensation for the money they generate.
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Ringo Starr raves about the 50th anniversary edition of the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band': trib.al/FbkhBmE
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As a member of the Polar Bear Collaborative, I demand equal representation. Russian bears don't know their ABCs. ow.ly/qfKR30atnWh
Secretary DeVos Has Secret Russia Meeting With Potential Grizzly

Secretary DeVos Has Secret Russia Meeting With Potential Grizzly

BOULDER, CO (April 1, 2017) – As part of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s campaign to promote educational vouchers, she held a secret meeting last week with Boo Boo Medvedev, a Russian bear who is...

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