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Educational Law: Is Special Ed Creating Independent Adults - Part II

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Is Special Ed Creating Independent Adults - Part II. English: U.S. Census Bureau Regions, Partnership and Data Services Program. A map of the US Census Bureau Regions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia. In a recent post we noted that about a third of adults receiving government assistance had disabilities of some type. This caused us to question whether transition in specific and special education in general were succeeding with respect to the goal of creating independent adults. More than half of all workers wit...

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Educational Law: October 2012

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Special Education Law 101 - Part VII. This is another post in our current series introducing readers to special education law's key concepts. Today's post is about related services. This phrase is almost always preceded by "special education and.". Let me know if you are enjoying this series. For some it is an introduction. For others it is a chance to brush up on the key concepts. EXCEPTION—The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, or the replacement of such device. The Su...

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Educational Law: Acronyms & Special Education - An Ethical Issue?

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Acronyms and Special Education - An Ethical Issue? Seal of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia. It pays to read those footnotes! I came across a doosey in a recent court decision. The topic involves acronyms. In BR ex rel. K.O. v. New York City Department of Education. 60 IDELR 102 (SDNY 01/26/2012) footnote number one was a real killer. The court said as follows:. MH v N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ. (M.H. II),. This indictment of acronyms reminds me of ...

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Educational Law: Special Education Law 101 - Part XVII Hearing Procedures

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Special Education Law 101 - Part XVII Hearing Procedures. English: Device for entering judgments at a group decision making session using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (Photo credit: Wikipedia. This is the final post in a series of posts comprising an introduction to special education law. This series is meant to be an introduction for newbies and a refresher course for more experienced readers. Today's post concerns some additional unusual procedural issues in due process hearings:. The hearing officer...

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Educational Law: Sequestration Will Hurt Kids With Disabilities

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Sequestration Will Hurt Kids With Disabilities. English: View of Capitol Hill from the U.S. Supreme Court Česky: Pohled na Kapitol z budovy Nejvyššího soudu Spojených států (Photo credit: Wikipedia. Sequestration starts today unless the Congress. Acts It will hurt the education of children with disabilities! How will IDEA be affected? Under sequestration, federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Will be reduced by. 1,053,600,000. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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Educational Law: Is Special Ed Making Independent Adults? New Study By Census Bureau

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Is Special Ed Making Independent Adults? New Study By Census Bureau. English: Seal of the United States Census Bureau. (Photo credit: Wikipedia. According to the Census Bureau. Among the 46.0 million adults who received income-based government assistance in 2011, 30.4 percent of them had a disability. The report issued last month is entitled. Disability Characteristics of Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients in the United States: 2011. Statistician and co-author of the report. Charter Schools an...

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Educational Law: Corrected Link for Last Post

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Corrected Link for Last Post. I understand that the link contained in my most recent post did not work for some of you. The link to the story by the Houston. Fox Channel may be found here. Sorry for any inconvenience. Procedural Safeguards The Series - Part III. Procdeural Safeguards - The Series Returns! Section 504 and ADA - the Redheaded Stepchildren of Special Education Law. View my complete profile. Corrected Link for Last Post. We tend to think of charter schools as t. New Study By Census Bureau.

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Educational Law: Harkin Amendment Would Blunt Sequester Cuts to Special Ed

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Harkin Amendment Would Blunt Sequester Cuts to Special Ed. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa (Photo credit: Wikipedia. Has introduced an amendment to HR 933 that would mitigate the effects of the sequester in special education. Here is a summary. If you are concerned about the sequester and its effect upon the education of children with disabilities, you should contact your Senators. So what do you think about this Amendment? Democratic Senator Harkin will not seek re-election: aide. View my complete profile.

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Educational Law: The New Case Before the Supreme Court - Part II

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The New Case Before the Supreme Court - Part II. The U S. Supreme Court has accepted. Forrest Grove School District v. TA. 50 IDELR 1 (9th Cir. 4/28/08) for review. I haven't figured out how or why but the Jureeka automatic links to court citations are messing up my blog if you need citations, please email me or leave a comment with an address.) The last post in this series discussed the facts of the case. If the issue in this case seems like deja vu all over again, it is! The U S. District Court rev...

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Educational Law: Charter Schools & Special Education: A New Article by Professor Weber Part I

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Charter Schools and Special Education: A New Article by Professor Weber Part I. 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. You can get the article if you open an account on the SSRN here. In this post and a little about procedural safeguards in the nex...