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Special Education Change Is Pushed in New York State

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 8:58pm

The type of clothing worn in a family's home, the language spoken and other cultural markers could influence whether special-education students receive taxpayer-funded private-school tuition, under a bill passed last month by the New York state Legislature.

Wall Street Journal

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Charter Schools Still Enroll Fewer Disabled Students

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 10:02pm

Charter schools in most states continue to enroll proportionately fewer students with disabilities than traditional public schools, a new government report shows.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Changes in Arlington (Va.) School District's Dyslexia Program Worry Parent

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 4:29pm

When Kim Neufeld was 6, her first-grade teacher took her mother aside and suggested that Kim be screened for dyslexia.

Star-Telegram

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Cost of Prekindergarten Special Education Is Soaring in NYC

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 7:38pm

New York City is paying private contractors more than $1 billion this year to operate a little-known special education program for 3- and 4-year-olds, nearly double the amount it paid six years ago.

New York Times

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Modesto (Calif.) Schools Reorganization Includes Special Education

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 11:03pm

The key change in Modesto (Calif.) City Schools' administrative reorganization involves folding special education programs into the educational services division.

Modesto Bee

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Parents of Ga. Special Needs Students Say School District Covered up Abuse

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:58pm

Slammed into lockers, isolated in darkened schoolrooms, vulgar language by a teacher – it was just another day at school for special needs student Alex Williams.

CNN

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Virtual Speech Therapy Offers Solution to SLP Shortage

News Update

The shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in schools has caused some districts to choose virtual speech therapy.

Courtney Williams

District Administration, April 2012

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Will the Student Success Act Ensure Success for All?

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When H.R. 3989, the Student Success Act, reached the House floor in late February, the controversy surrounding it followed.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, April 2012

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Wisconsin Assembly Taking Up Special-Needs Education Change

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 2:25pm

Some students with disabilities in Wisconsin next school year could attend a private or a public school outside their home district with the help of a taxpayer-funded subsidy, under a bill being debated by the state Assembly late Tuesday.

Journal Sentinel