Special Education

Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Special Education inBaltimore

Submitted 163 days ago

The settlement would end court oversight in July and the lawsuit by September 2012, if certain requirements are met.

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ADHD and The Brain

Submitted 701 days ago

Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore who are examining the neurological basis underpinning attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have shown that children with the condition have less activation in the brain region used to rapidly switch behavior

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Va. Board Drops Changes Fought by Parents of Spec. Ed.Students

Submitted 701 days ago

The Virginia board of education has revised its special education regulations, but the rules no longer include two contentious proposals opposed by parents of students with disabilities.

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Reading Disabilities

Submitted 701 days ago

Children with reading disabilities use more of their brains to comprehend sentences, says one of the first published studies to use functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare brain activity associated with sentence comprehension among children with reading disabilities and typical readers.

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Optimistic 'Turnaround' Signs, Despite a Lean Research Base

Submitted 377 days ago

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Analysis Criticizes Ohio Vouchers Targeting Students WithAutism

Submitted 886 days ago

A public-policy group suggests that the scholarship money would be better spent on strengthening services for all students.

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Helping Special Education Students Move Beyond GraduationDay

Submitted 886 days ago

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Report: Discipline by Teachers Can Turn Deadly

Submitted 474 days ago

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Justice Department Opens Probe Of Mass. School's Use ofShocks

Submitted 189 days ago

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether a Massachusetts special-needs school violates federal disability laws by disciplining students with electric-shock therapy.

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High Court to Hear Teacher's Case

Submitted 189 days ago

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to take up an issue stemming from the case of a California teacher and her husband who were wrongfully accused of child abuse.

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