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The Common Core State Standards
 The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a prominent topic in educational newsletters, conference workshops, webinars and school conversations. Recognizing that the adoption of the standards will result in significant changes in educational practices and policy is critical for all educators. Ensuring that students can potentially achieve mastery of the CCSS demands an understanding of the challenges posed by their implementation. Each of us, regardless of our role in the educational community, has the responsibility to consider how these standards will change instructional practices for our students. Read More. |
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IDA is Moving Forward in 2012
 IDA's new Board president, Dr. Eric Tridas, sent a letter to many of you with an attached survey at the end of 2011 asking for your opinions about IDA and how we can better serve you. We received excellent feedback! In evaluating the information we received, we saw some trends. In the next few weeks we will be compiling all of the data so that we can identify how we might better serve every member of our constituency. In the meantime here are a few bullet points on what we have already started working on in 2012. Read More. |
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Parent Member Scholarships
IDA is pleased to announce the launch of the Parent Member Scholarship Program. The scholarship program was created to help offset the costs associated with education for students with dyslexia. Scholarships are available to parent members of IDA whose child(ren) has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Scholarships will be awarded prior to the start of the academic school year. Applications are available now and are due by April 15, 2012. Read More.
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UPDATE: Ohio Dyslexia Legislation
House Bills (HB) 96 and 157 were unanimously passed by the Ohio Senate with a subsequent unanimous concurrence vote in the Ohio House during a late-night, end-of-the-year Statehouse session on December 14; both bills were signed into law by Governor Kasich on December 21, 2011. Read More.
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