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    <title>Northeast Association of Learning Specialists- NEALS upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Equity or Advantage? Thoughts on Grading for Students with Learning Differences (3 Jun 2026)</title>
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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Thoughts on Grading for Students with Learning Differences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We are excited to invite you to join us for a NEALS' regional meeting at Kents Hill School in the beautiful state of Maine on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Wednesday, June 3rd from 2:00-4:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; At this meeting, we will enjoy some Maine-based refreshments while we explore the topic of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;equity in grading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Through conversation and sharing of case studies, we will think about questions such as:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c" style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;What grading practices unintentionally penalize students with learning differences?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c" style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;When does differentiation become inequity in grading?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c" style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;What policies do our schools have in place to ensure that grading practices are equitable for all students?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-859829d5-7fff-3a74-6d89-a3212b14485c"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;We hope that you will join us for an afternoon of shared stories and resources as we address this important issue.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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