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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Managing the IEP
Monday, den 30. April 2007If you’re planning to take advantage of the choices offered by the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act during the 2007-2008 school year, there is no time to waste. New Federal regulations may prevent new students from being identified with special needs and from being served with IEP’s for a year or more. Furthermore, any [...]
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Now That We’ve Won the Battle…
Friday, den 27. April 2007The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act (final version) is now on the Governor’s desk. Our next goal is to create an accountability tool for every school in Georgia. Initially, we will be compiling parent responses from across the state and sorting results on a county by county basis. Because of the wide array of services [...]
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Georgia Special Services, Parents’ Turn to Evaluate
Thursday, den 26. April 2007Please post your comments here about the quality of services your child has received in a Georgia school. Please remember to include the county, city and name of the school. Please state whether you would recommend the school to other families and why.
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