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In this month’s issue

Additional Items

K12 Insight Poll questions P. 8 Defcon Two for special education funding P. 18 Unsung staff members are the heroes are the glue for the schools P. 21

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News in Brief P. 24

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IASA Calendar of events P. 26

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Smith: Students’ talent is abundant but opportunity is not P. 5

Music in our schools key part of educating the “whole child” P. 6

Videos from the Districts

ESSA is improvement but devil will be in the rules P. 11

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