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		<title>In Twist, Charters Recruit Students With Special Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long maligned for excluding kids with disabilities, a new crop of charter schools is popping up across the country specifically for those with special needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Schools Told To Beef Up Inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of New York City's most prized public schools are strikingly devoid of students with disabilities. Now the city's top education official is looking to force change.]]></description>
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		<title>State Special Education Rates Vary Widely</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, but it has every other state beat by one measure: A higher percentage of its students are in special education than anywhere else.]]></description>
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		<title>Most Parents Pleased With Role In Child&#8217;s IEP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing a special education program for any child can be a contentious process, but new research suggests most parents are satisfied with their inclusion at IEP meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds Crack Down On Schools Skirting Disabilities Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the Education Department is stepping up its efforts to ensure that schools are following the new rules.]]></description>
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		<title>Initiative To Address High Number Of Blacks In Special Education</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/17/initiative-blacks-sped/14779/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[African-American children are traditionally overrepresented in special education. Now, one group is poised to do something about it.]]></description>
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		<title>Elimination Of IEP Diploma Turns Divisive</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/11/elimination-iep-diploma/14750/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One state is facing backlash as officials move forward with plans to stop awarding diplomas to special education students who do not complete minimum academic requirements.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Declines To Hear IDEA Case</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/10/supreme-court-declines-idea/14747/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider a special education case that raised questions about whether or not school districts should be liable if they fail to identify a child's special needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Special Education Gets Funding Boost</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/10/special-ed-funding-boost/14735/</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/10/special-ed-funding-boost/14735/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Diament</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite several recent threats to cut funding for special education, federal spending on students with disabilities will increase this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Parents Go It Alone At IEP Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/06/fewer-parents-iep-meetings/14726/</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/06/fewer-parents-iep-meetings/14726/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Heasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasingly frustrated by difficult negotiations with school districts, more parents are turning to special education advocates and attorneys for help.]]></description>
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