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Jan. 24, 2023 - WA school exemplifies inclusive education
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This Puget Sound school exemplifies inclusive education in WA.
Woodinville's Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of several dozen Washington schools working to better integrate special education students with their peers.
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Jan. 24, 2023 - WA school exemplifies inclusive education
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Woodinville's Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of several dozen Washington schools working to better integrate special education students with their peers.
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Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of several dozen Washington schools working to better integrate special education students with their peers.
Located in Woodinville, Ruby Bridges is part of a concerted statewide push to increase the percentage of students who spend more than 80% of their time with their grade level peers.
The goal of decreasing the amount of time students with disability accommodations spend outside their classrooms working with therapists and specialists, was one topic of debate during last fall's Seattle's teacher strike.
The concept has been part of a bigger special education policy debate, and a focus in many other places for years.
In Seattle, teachers expressed concerns that this change in classroom structure would not be supported by the staff necessary to make inclusive learning both possible and successful.
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