U.S. Eases 'No Child' Law as Applied to Some States - allowing states to distinguish schools with a few problems from those that need major surgery. -March 19, 2008
Law Opens Opportunities for Disabled - 'No Child' Is Credited With Pushing Many to Higher Levels of Achievement. -March 17, 2008
Athlete Urges OK for Disabilities Bill - Measure would allow disabled, able-bodied students to compete. -February 4, 2008
Teachers See Bias in School Ranking - The controversial letter grades assigned to city schools last year appear to favor high schools with a low percentage of special education students. -March 12, 2008
Area Schools Set To Lose Millions Under Medicaid Policy Changes. -February 3, 2008
NCD Says NCLB and IDEA Having Positive Impact - NCD commissioned this study to assist policy leaders and stakeholders in assessing the impact of NCLB and IDEA on schools, including student outcomes. -January 28, 2008
Special Education Cases - City Is Fighting Harder Before Paying for Private School. -December 13, 2007
Bill Will Allow Students to Step into Shoes of the Disabled - Many CEOs who work for big and small firms tell about learning disabilities that plagued them since youth. -December 9, 2007
Learning Disabilities and Entrepreneurs - Many CEOs who work for big and small firms tell about learning disabilities that plagued them since youth. -November 27, 2007
Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes - Children that have tried the mainstreaming approach that the disability-advocacy groups were supporting. -November 27, 2007
IDEA Program Funding Threatened by Allard Amendment - The threatened disability programs are almost all of the IDEA programs except the state grant, Independent Living programs, and Assistive Technology Financing. -October 23, 2007
Schools to lose transit funding - Transportation for disabled kids is on Medicaid chopping block. -September 22, 2007
Unknown to Va. Tech, Cho Had a Disorder - Fairfax Helped Student Cope With Anxiety. -August 27, 2007
When Special Education Goes Too Easy on Students - Parents Say Schools Game System, Let Kids Graduate Without Skills. -August 21, 2007
School of Shock - Eight states are sending autistic, mentally retarded, and emotionally troubled kids to a facility that punishes them with painful electric shocks. -August 20, 2007
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