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Sony's CES TV Lineup Includes 8K, a Smaller 4K OLED, Audio Tricks

The Z8H 8K LED vibrates the frame of the television to emit audio and give the impression that the sound is coming directly from the screen itself.




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Samsung QLED Smart TVs Nearly Half Off Before Super Bowl Sunday

At Amazon right now, you can save up to 47 percent on a Samsung Q60 series QLED 4K Ultra HD smart TV with HDR support and Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility.




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Check Out These BJ's Wholesale Club Super Bowl 2020 TV Deals

The 65-inch LG 65SM8600AUA 4K HDR smart LED TV is marked down to just $769.99, a 48 percent discount off its $1,469 list price.




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Deals: Vizio M-Series 4K TV, XPS 15 With 4K OLED, Roborock S5

The 55-inch Vizio M-Series 4K TV is just $358, $40 less than its Black Friday price. Plus, Dell's XPS 15 laptop is $350 off and the Roborock S5 robot vacuum is $200 off.




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Pre-Super Bowl Deals: Vizio TVs, Samsung Soundbar, Roku Premiere

Save on a new TV, soundbar, or media streamer for the Big Game. Plus, the best deals of the week, including discounts on AirPods, Roombas, and Dell's XPS 13 laptop, are all still available.




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The Best Super Bowl TV Deals

We collected the best deals on TVs ranging in size from 50 to 75 inches, and threw in some bargains on projectors for those with wall space to spare.




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Our Most-Read Special Education Stories of 2019

The most popular special education stories of the year examined the broken promises of special education, the aftermath of the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., and how educators lack confidence in their ability to meet the needs of children with disabilities.




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On Bilingualism, Bias, and Immigration: Our Top English-Learner Stories of 2019

Education Week's top English-language learner stories on 2019 explored who's teaching the nation's English-learners and the struggles those educators encounter on the job, how the Trump administration's immigration policies affected students and their families and examined why more schools in the Un




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Parents Report Obstacles in Filing Special Education Complaints, Watchdog Says

The Government Accountability Office finds that parents often have a hard time initiating complaints about special education services, but that these barriers don't affect all parents in the same way.




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Help for Principals Who Want to Support Special Education Teachers and Students

A new guide from the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood.org offers advice on how school leaders can best serve students with disabilities and support special education teachers.




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Building Better Special Education Leaders One State at a Time

Delaware is among three states using federal grants to develop school and district leaders who understand the complexities of special education.




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School Districts Struggle With Special Education Costs

For decades, special education advocates have urged the federal government to "fully fund" the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Here are some examples 'ripped from the headlines' of how the funding gap is affecting school districts.




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Principals Say They Need Help to Support Students With Disabilities

The need for materials, training, guidance from district administrators, and access to staff with expertise in serving students with disabilities is especially acute in schools that serve primarily black and Latino students, a new survey finds.




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ADHD, Other Developmental Disabilities More Common in Rural Areas

Rural families are less likely to use special education or early intervention services than children living in urban areas, a new Centers for Disease Control survey reveals.




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'Are We Going to Get Ourselves in Trouble?': Districts Struggle With Special Education

With the coronavirus pandemic pressing tens of thousands of the nation's school districts into extended closures, education administrators across the nation are wrestling with a complex and legalistic problem: how to keep services flowing for students with disabilities.




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FDA Bans Use of Shock Therapy at School for Students With Special Needs

The FDA estimates that between 45 and 50 students at a Massachusetts school for students with autism, emotional disturbances, and intellectual disabilities are subjected to electrical shocks through electrodes attached to their skin.




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Amid Confusion, Feds Seek to Clarify Online Learning for Special Education Students

The Education Department says federal law should not be used to prevent schools from offering online learning to all students, including those with disabilities.




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Just in Time: a Resource Hub on Remote Learning for Special Education Students

Nearly 30 disability rights and education advocacy organizations have launched a new resource hub and online network designed to help special educators during the coronavirus crisis.




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Special Ed. Administrators Press Congress for IDEA Waivers During Pandemic

The requests put the nation's special education administrators in conflict with disability rights advocates who fear waivers will place millions of special education students at risk.




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Special Education Teachers a New Focus for Betsy DeVos Voucher Push

The proposed priority for special education grants is the latest push by the U.S. Secretary of Education to embed more choice for students and educators in federal K-12 funding.




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Betsy DeVos Sees 'No Reason' to Waive Core Elements of Special Education Law

Congress should not grant flexibility from the federal special education law's key components due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has told federal lawmakers.




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10 Ways to Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal

Check out these quick tips to boost your wireless signal from your router, extend and optimize your Wi-Fi coverage, and speed up your surfing.




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Veteran's Day Deals: Netgear Router, Apple AirPods, Dell Monitor

The popular Netgear Nighthawk R6700 wireless router is just $68 right now. Plus, you can save on a 32-inch Dell monitor and Apple AirPods with the wireless charging case.




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Deals: Netgear Nighthawk AX4, Dell XPS 8930 Special Edition Desktop

The Netgear Nighthawk AX4 Wi-Fi 6 router is $100 off, the Dell XPS 8930 Special Edition gaming desktop is $250 off, and Amazon is offering up to 40 percent off Eufy robot vacuums.




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David Smith: VE Day and World In A Day can bring us together when we're socially distant

I was just sitting down to write this week's column when the Red Arrows flew right over my head.




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Back in the Sporting Day: 1970 Goodbye Lisbon Lions, hello Quality Street Gang

When Celtic arrived home after their defeat by Feyenoord on May 6, 1970, everyone at Parkhead was understandably deflated, while the fans were in mourning for the lost chance of glory.




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Alison McConnell: Rangers went in too hard on SPFL... now dossier let-down may cost them vote

Perhaps there were some who had hoped for a dossier of lurid juiciness.




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Falkirk chairman slams Premiership "cabal" and claims they were "deceived" over reconstruction

Falkirk chairman Gary Deans tonight slammed Ladbrokes Premiership clubs for scuppering league reconstruction hopes - and called for change at the top of Scottish football.




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Rangers vice-chairman John Bennett criticises 'cynical tactics' of SPFL and insists issue not just Gers vs governing body

Rangers vice-chairman John Bennett has criticised the SPFL for their 'cynical tactics' over their labelling of the club's dossier as a "smoking gun" - and insists the issue is not merely Gers vs the governing body.




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Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans urges club to take legal action against SPFL and clubs who 'voted for Hearts ejection from league'

Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans has urged the club to take legal action against the SPFL as well as those who voted to end the season early, effectively relegating the Jambos.




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Alistair Grant: We need clear messaging, not lockdown confusion

IT’S a bank holiday weekend and we are now several weeks into a gruelling lockdown.




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Three Questions to Guide Your Evaluation of Educational Research

To better understand educational research, start by asking "who?" Who wrote the study; who published it; and who did the authors intend as their audience?




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Teachers' Content Chops Are Vital to Teach Early Algebra

An educator's experience teaching math is important, but performance on math-content-certification tests is the best predictor of how well a teacher's students will perform in early algebra, finds a new study by the Regional Educational Laboratory Central at Marzano Research.




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AERA Cancels In-Person Conference Due to Coronavirus. The Event Will Be Held Virtually

The world's largest education research group said it will work to convert much of the annual meeting into a virtual experience for attendees and presenters.




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Libraries employees receive national award for technology innovation

Two Penn State University Libraries employees at Berks Thun Library, Penn State Berks, have been awarded the American Library Association’s 2020 Emerging Technologies Section 2020 Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award, which recognizes a technology application that directly benefits library users.




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Second Libraries team at Berks campus wins national award for innovative work

Three Berks Thun Library employees received the 2020 Innovation in College Librarianship Award from the College Libraries Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. The award honors librarians who demonstrate a capacity for innovation in working with or serving undergraduates or instructors in the areas of programs, services, and operations, or creating innovations for library colleagues that facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community.




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Two education majors share role of student marshal

While Beane’s and Hunsicker’s paths to Penn State Berks were somewhat different, they arrived at the same destination, well prepared for careers in education.




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Education Department Developing Vouchers for Teacher Professional Development

Despite being rebuked by Congress in its bid to do so last year, the U.S. Department of Education says it will use Education Innovation and Research funds for teacher professional development vouchers.




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Tennessee voucher program challenge heads to court Wednesday




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In reversal, Lee says state no longer implementing vouchers




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The Efficacy of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination of Newborns and Infants in the Prevention of Tuberculosis: Meta-Analyses of the Published Literature

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Oral Versus Initial Intravenous Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Young Febrile Children

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Early Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis Through Neonatal Screening Prevents Severe Malnutrition and Improves Long-Term Growth

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The Burden of Diabetes Mellitus Among US Youth: Prevalence Estimates From the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

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Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of a 42-Day Tapering Course of Dexamethasone to Reduce the Duration of Ventilator Dependency in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Outcome of Study Participants at 1-Year Adjusted Age

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Mortality and Neonatal Morbidity Among Infants 501 to 1500 Grams From 2000 to 2009

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Increasing Prevalence of Medically Complex Children in US Hospitals

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Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Revisiting Implications for Interventions

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