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Justices to Decide if Citizens May Challenge White House’s Religion-Based Initiative
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By LINDA GREENHOUSE
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether private citizens are entitled to go to court to challenge activities of the White House office in charge of the Bush administration’s religion-based initiative.
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25-year lawsuit could end in month
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A lawsuit aimed at removing vestiges of segregation in Alabama's higher education system could end in about a month, after 25 years of litigation, according to the plaintiffs' attorney.
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Response to Intervention: Addressing Barriers to Learning
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Response to Intervention
The concept of Response to Intervention is finding its way into schools with a significant push from the federal government and with a particular emphasis on reducing inappropriate diagnoses for special education. For example, as stated in the 4/20/06 U.S. Department of Education Request for Special Education Research Grants, "RTI holds significant promise when it is conceptualized as a multi-tiered (typically three-tiers) systems approach that integrates general and special education."
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NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know &
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This guide from the National Center for Educational Outcomes informs parents of students with disabilities about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), two of the most important federal laws relating to public education.
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Wissahickon girls score for equality
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By Dan Hardy, Inquirer Staff Writer
Girls' sports teams at Wissahickon High School will play more night games and get more publicity, and the school district will look to add more girls' teams as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
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US Supreme Court Writ - District presses for life-threatening examination
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Editor's Note: A writ to the US Supreme Court, appealing a 5th Circuit Special Education case decision. The Court of Appeals stated that when a school wants to have their own physician complete an intrusive medical evaluation of a child, and the parent refuses, they need only have a reasonable basis to overcome the desire of the parent to not provide consent.
We believe that parents have a constitutionally protected fundamental right to control medical decision-making regarding their child, which can only be overcome by a "compelling state interest," and only then, in the least intrusive manner possible.
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1992 race bias suit against city schools finally gets settled
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They've had to wait for more than a decade, but a group of African-American parents and educators are relieved that they could finally be getting justice from a racial discrimination complaint lodged against the Pittsburgh school board in 1992.
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Tardy To School
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Five-year-old Jackson Pilisuk (above) is old enough for kindergarten, but his parents have decided to hold him back a year. The practice, called "redshirting," is common enough that legislators have taken notice.
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Reading last: Spellings should resign!
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The brouhaha over the federal Reading First program illustrates everything that's wrong with government today--not the alleged improprieties, but a twisted government culture that prioritizes "proper procedures" over actual results and that looks for scapegoats and fall-guys when the going gets tough.
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Judge Dismisses Most Of No Child Lawsuit
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A federal judge dismissed most of the claims in Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind law Wednesday on jurisdictional grounds, the state's attorney general said.
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Villaraigosa and L.A. Unified each have strong arguments regarding the new law that will give him substantial control over the district.
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A lawsuit to topple Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to assume substantial control over the Los Angeles Unified School District is expected to ignite a court battle that will hinge on whether the state Legislature had the power to intervene on the mayor's behalf.
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OVERTURNING TEXTBOOK RULES WIN FOR TEXAS
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A"huge victory for the citizens of Texas" is claimed in an attorney general's opinion issued Sept. 18 on school textbook content.
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School strip searches mandated by House
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WASHINGTON – Even though student molestations seem to be reaching epidemic proportions in schools across America, the House of Representatives has approved a tough new anti-drug and anti-weapon law that would require local districts to develop search policies – including strip searches – with immunity against prosecution for teachers and staff.
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Is adult prison best for juveniles?
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Get-tough laws that have put more teenagers in adult prisons since the early '90s conflict with a wave of new research suggesting how children can be set straight and society protected at the same time.
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State to explore abandoning No Child Left Behind law
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Momentum is building across the political spectrum in Kansas to give No Child Left Behind a failing grade.
President Bush’s major public school initiative is getting lambasted as unrealistic and counterproductive.
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Bloomberg Re-emphasizes School Control
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By DIANE CARDWELL
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has embarked on a high-profile offensive to make mayoral control of New York's public schools permanent.
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Law firm targeting schools on vital data
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STATE-REQUIRED REPORTS ARE NOT ALWAYS AT HAND, FIRM'S SURVEY SAYS
Behind the front counter of every public school in California is what amounts to a campus user's manual -- a printed summary of class sizes, teacher qualifications and loads of test scores.
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Fenty Poised to Reach For D.C. School Reins
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Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty is strongly considering a bid to take direct control of the District's ailing public school system, saying that D.C. voters want to see the next mayor do more than "tinkering around the edges."
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An Interview with Education Rights Attorney, Steven E. Glink
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Dr. K. P. Loftus
Dr. K: What led you to concentrate your legal practice in the area of students' rights?
Steve: It started out as a bit of a fluke. At the time, I was a school board lawyer in my father's firm. An acquaintance of mine asked me to help his son in an expulsion case. I did so, but then realized how much power the schools have over the kids and their parents. I felt, at that moment, that the kids and the parents needed a voice.
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FAPE IS NO LONGER "FREE"
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Steven Wyner
Attorney at Law
The Supreme Court appears bound and determined to create an obstacle course for families pursuing the rights of their disabled children. Approximately 8-months ago, in Schaffer v. Weast, the Court held that families must prove that their disabled children have been denied a FAPE. Today the Court has held in Arlington Central Sch l Dist v. Murphy, that families cannot recover expert witness fees under the IDEA.
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Pelosi: Higher Education - The Single Best Investment Our Nation Can Make in Its Future
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, several House Democrats, and college students from across the nation attended a rally today in the Capitol to call on Republicans to reverse the raid on student aid. On July 1, interest rates on student loans will increase for millions of students who do not lock in lower rates on outstanding loans.
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