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September 07, 2011
Feds’ relaxed stance on IDEA MOE still faces challenge
In informal guidance to the field earlier this summer, the federal Office of Special Education Programs relaxed spending requirements for maintenance of effort - a move that was challenged last week by a D.C. advocacy law firm.
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August 29, 2011
Stats show that few special ed students fully re-enter general education
With regard to one of the primary mandates of special education legislation - the obligation to search and serve" - schools have done remarkably well. Since 1976, shortly after the first federal omnibus special education law was passed, the percentage of children served has risen from 8.3 percent to 13.2 percent. But national and state statistics show three other phenomena that are a bit more surprising and considerably more disturbing. "
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August 05, 2011
Budget Watch: Rewrite of mental health services puts new burden on schools
One of the biggest changes that will be brought about by the 2011-12 state budget will be to mental health services for special education students.
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May 18, 2011
Brown’s May budget would shift AB 3632 responsibility to schools
After months of chaos and uncertainty surrounding mental health services for special education students, the governor's revised May budget would settle the issue by shifting more responsibilities to schools.
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May 11, 2011
Managing the ARRA deadline and MOE
A recent report from California Department of Education indicates that close to 20 percent of California's allocation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for IDEA have yet to be put to use.
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