Mother of Special Child Faces Deportation and Tough Decision
Sunday, den 9. December 2007Children with Down syndrome are openly discriminated against in many other cultures. This Moroccon mother facing deportation is trying to decide whether to take her child with her back to Morocco or to separate from him permanently. There must be room in this great country for one more mother.
(Dayton Daily News) Sami Hamdi could be [...]
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SB 10 Unofficial Problem Reporting Terminal
Wednesday, den 30. May 2007The Georgia Department of Education is empowered by law to oversee the implementation of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act. The DOE is in the process of providing online access to applications for participation in the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program. Participating schools must be registered with the state by June 30. After [...]
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Georgia Governor to Sign Special Needs Scholarship Act
Thursday, den 17. May 2007We just received word from Senator Johnson’s chief of staff that Governor Perdue will sign SB 10 tomorrow:
Dear friends:
We have just been notified that the Governor will sign SB 10 tomorrow–Friday– at 9:30 a.m. in his office at the Capitol. You are welcome to come. It is an open [...]
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If it Looks Like a Fish and Smells Like a Fish…
Monday, den 7. May 2007Delaware’s Response to Intervention (RTI) proposal looks and smells like a case of misappropriation. Delaware parents, educators and union officials are in agreement on one thing: Delaware’s proposed Response to Intervention (RTI) is an unworkable, poorly designed proposal that will fail desperately to achieve the objective of the IDEA 2004 RTI [...]
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Federal “Response to Intervention” (RTI) Regulations Set to Reek Havoc
Tuesday, den 1. May 2007New Federal Special Education regulations are poised to reek havoc across the country. If states follow Delaware’s example, students in states such as Georgia and Florida may pay the biggest price. In these states, beginning special needs students must be identified and served with an IEP in order to qualify for school choice programs.
The new [...]
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