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January 31, 2019
Good attendance starts with a healthy mind and body
by Attendance Institute
Mounting evidence shows poor physical and mental health is detrimental to students’ academic outcomes, which in turn negatively impacts long term health outcomes.

It’s a vicious cycle that the American Academy of Pediatrics says can be interrupted, however, if schools, pediatricians and organizations that support children’s health can come together to promote attendance and access to healthcare.

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January 18, 2019
Schools start the year strong with improved attendance
by Attendance Institute
An initiative to get every student to school every day is seeing success across all grade-levels in one Massachusetts district–but officials have said they’re not satisfied just yet.

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January 17, 2019
Lawmakers seek ways to identify and treat dyslexia early
by Alisha Kirby
(Ga.) A Georgia legislative committee tasked with studying how to better serve students identified with dyslexia have proposed more comprehensive screening measures to ensure early detection.
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January 08, 2019
Audit finds special ed. funding for Kansas schools lacking
by Alisha Kirby
(Kan.) A recent state audit of special education spending in Kansas schools found that, between 2012 and 2017, districts received less than the amount required by law to cover special education costs–which officials say has led schools to rely on teachers working out of assignment.
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October 09, 2018
Racial disproportionality plagues district special ed.
by Tom Chorneau
(Va.) Officials in one of Virginia’s largest school districts are looking to revise a number of policies and practices related to special education in the wake of a report raising racial inequality issues.
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October 04, 2018
Brown signs bill restricting restraint of SWD
by Tom Chorneau
(Calif.) Beginning next year, teachers and district personnel assigned to serve students with disabilities will be restricted in the use of physical or mechanical restraint and seclusion, under legislation signed by the governor earlier this week.
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May 09, 2018
No debate over special ed teacher shortage, just remedy
by Tom Chorneau
(Calif.) The governor’s plan to provide $100 million in one-time money to support the preparation and retention of special education teachers probably won’t solve California’s long-standing shortages, a representative of the non-partisan Legislative Analyst said Tuesday.
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