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Eligibility for Special Education - School Age by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Sun 15 Nov 2009 10:00pm After the initial transition meeting, a multi-factored evaluation must be completed by and at the expense of the school district of residence if there is a suspected disability (as determined at the 120 Transition Meeting). For our deaf or hard of hearing children, currently enrolled in birth to three years of age services, this transition through ... Read on »

Special Education Update from Latham School by Latham Centers Posted Tue 05 Feb 2013 9:00am It has been an exciting, positive and productive school year at Latham! In the fall students were introduced to a brand new schedule which they have handled with ease. There is now a lower student-to-staff ratio in many classes such as reading, mathematics, performing arts, and vocational skills which has created a more concentrated one- ... Read on »

Charter Schools & Special Education: A New Article by Professor Weber Part I by Jim Gerl Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Nov 2009 10:00pm Have you ever wondered about how the special education laws apply to students in a charter school? We tend to think of charter schools as things existing outside of the educational system. Some tell me that they are a curse; others say that they are a panacea. I suspect that the jury is still out. Image via Wikipedia Back to the questio ... Read on »

Charter Schools & Special Education: Part II by Jim Gerl Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:00pm This is the second in a series of posts on charter schools inspired by the excellent, recent law review article by my friend professor Mark Weber. You can read the first post in this series here. Professor Weber's article may be found here. The number of charter schools is clearly on the upswing. In fourteen communities mo Image by ... Read on »

Reforming funding for school-based special education - at the point of a gun by Chris Alterio Occupational Therapist

Posted Tue 04 Aug 2009 6:22pm Nearly three years ago I offered to work for NYS for free to help tackle the problems of Medicaid fraud for special education services (see http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-york-states-medicaid-problem-in.html). The system needs reform badly - and although I never expected to be asked to serve I was actually quite sincere in my co ... Read on »

Special Education is Not a Place: Avoiding Pull-Out Services in Inclusive Schools by Real IN Moms .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 8:13pm © 2005Paula Kluth Since the inception of inclusive schooling, teachers have worked hard to provide students with disabilities access to both a typical education in the general education classroom and to the individual supports and services they need to find success in that classroom. In many classrooms, however, educators stumped at how to ... Read on »

Report: Pittsburgh Schools Identifying Too Many Students as Eligible for Special Education by Jim Gerl Patient Expert

Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 7:56am Image via Wikipedia A recent report commissioned by the Pittsburgh Public Schools concludes that it identifies too many students as eligible for special education. The report was conducted by evaluators of the Council of The Great City Schools, an association of very large school districts. A news article on the report by the Pittsburgh ... Read on »

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin to Give Remarks at the Perkins School by US Deptartment of Education Posted Thu 02 May 2013 10:24am Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Event Date 1: May 03, 2013 01:30 pm ... Read on »

Acting Assistant Secretary For Special Education And Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin To Visit Sanger Unified School Distri by US Deptartment of Education Posted Mon 06 May 2013 3:29pm Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Event Date 1: May 07, 2013 09:30 am ... Read on »

Press coverage of special education costs during a budget crisis by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 20 Jan 2011 12:00am Let’s list a few obvious facts: California is in the midst of a budget crisis. Governor Brown just took office and is faced with a massive deficit. Much of the state’s budget is educational. Some of that budget is special education. There needs to be a real discussion of how to provide an appropriate education for special needs kids i ... Read on »