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San Jose College Preparation

Preparation; planning for college should begin early

Dear Dr. Fournier:My son is closing out his 10th grade year. He does not seem to be too worried about college right now, since it is still over two...
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Should the public school pay for a private tutor? Part 1

The single biggest recurring theme in the world of special education is poor reading skills. The overwhelming number of children with IEP’s...
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The early bird gets the worm when it comes to college money and perks

This has been an eye opening week for me. First, I started researching information on financial aid for relatively affluent students. Then I toured...
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Autistic student gives incredible graduation speech

From ABC NEWS: Autistic salutatorian Eric Duquette gave an awesome speech to his classmates. He did not speak until he was five years old. His...
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Hear groundbreaking research results on testing students with intellectual disabilities

On Thursday, June 17, there will be a briefing on Capitol Hill focusing on the need to have high expectations for children with Intellectual...
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Congress considers bill to add closed captioning to internet

The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing entitled H.R. 3101, the Twenty-First Century Communications and...
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A teacher who understands learning differences, the best graduation speech ever

My favorite graduation speech ever is by Ariana Ward, a teacher at Bayhill High school in Oakland, California. Bayhill High School is a school...
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Jewels of Thought and The Magic of Reading and The Brain's Challenge

Once again David Boulton's Children of the Code (COTC)organizationhas put together awonderful preview selection of upcoming videos. Enjoy....
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Federal audit: Georgia schools finds special education and drop out far worse than reported

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/auditreports/fy2010/a04j0003.pdf From Dee Alpert, publisher of the Special Ed Muckraker: Above find US...
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Support Ca bill AB2072 to inform parents of ALL options for deaf and hard of hearing babies

AB2072 provides that parents of an infant diagnosed with hearing loss shall be provided with written or electronic information on American Sign...
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