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On Special Education - Education Week
- Ariz. Expands School Choice Beyond Students With Disabilities
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Children of active duty military, those attending D-graded schools, and children adopted from the foster care system will now qualify for Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.... - Feds Offer Guidelines on Discouraging Restraints, Seclusion
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Among 15 principles developed by the agency, one says that policies restricting restraint and seclusion of students should apply to all students, not just students with disabilities. ... - More Students Receiving Accommodations During ACT, SAT
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Nationally, as the number of students taking the ACT has increased in the last few years, so has the number of students asking for, and getting, extra time or other accommodations when taking the ACT and SAT.... - U.S. Lawmakers Create Caucus Devoted to Dyslexia
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The founders, one a Republican and one Democrat, are both parents of children with dyslexia.... - School Using Shock Therapy Under Fire Yet Again
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Former employee Greg Miller has created an online petition to push for an end to the practice, which has been challenged in court but remains legal.... - Youth Disabilities Shift From Physical to Mental, Testing Resources
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Unprecedented numbers of American children are being identified with special medical and educational needs, and over the past several decades, the types of predominant childhood disabilities have shifted from physical di... - What Works to Prepare Young Children With Disabilities for School?
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In a recent review, the What Works Clearinghouse found that something called milieu teaching appears to have no discernible effects on prepping young children for school, and more research is needed about play-based inte... - Bullying Can Trigger Anxiety, Depression in Students with Disabilities
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A new study concludes that young people, already burdened with chronic medical conditions or developmental disabilities, are at risk for anxiety and depression if they are excluded, ignored or bullied by their peers. The... - Senators, Advocates Call for Increase, Improvement in Teaching Braille
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urged to consult stakeholders and write new regulations for the education plans of students who are blind or visually impaired and give guidance to school districts on teaching Bra... - Common Standards Push States to Focus on Special Ed. Practices
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States are incorporating strategies long associated with special education to ensure students grasp the associated content regardless of their learning style or disability....
