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Robin is a graduate of the Special Education Advocate Training (SEAT) program offered by the Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys (COPAA) and Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). She is a mentor parent at Support for Families of Children with Disabilities and the Chairperson of the Community Advisory Committee for Special Education for the San Francisco Unified School District.

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School district lawyer gets $27,998 raise while teachers get laid off

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

In an almost unreal twist of events, Mt Diablo Unified School District Board of Education in California decided to...
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Dry Creek update: state department of education sides with parents

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

The battle of Dry Creek school district and the Marchese family efforts to continue appropriate reading instruction...
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Education dollars spent on pricey seminars instead of kids

Friday, November 13th, 2009 · 7 comments

On October 7, 2009, the California Department of Education (CDE) held a large conference at taxpayer expense. The real agenda: How to keep special...
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Companion research studies prove moms of autistic children suffer higher stress levels

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 · 1 comment

The following article is reprinted with author Terry Devitt's permission from the University of Wisconsin in...
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Special Ed 101: What parents wish they knew earlier

Friday, November 6th, 2009 · 2 comments

The website, Great Schools.net has a current discussion in Community conversations: What do you wish you had...
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Screening and supports for mental health Issues Topical Call - November 4, 2009 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

This is an annoucement from the Healthy & Ready to Work National Resource Center (www.hrtw.org). Purpose: To...
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How students are cheated out of higher math education

The current culture in our schools dictates when a child is found to have a math disability and/or the inability to memorize math facts, they are...
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California Department of Managed Health Care ordered to side with consumers for autism therapy

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A preliminary ruling from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant found Kaiser Permanente's...
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Chicago area cop who assaulted disabled teen now behind bars for rape

In a previous article, I published a report about a learning disabled student who was walking along his school...
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Super Halloween resource for special needs kids, and social stories etc

Dawn Villarreal has put together an outstanding collection of how to Halloween videos for families with children with a variety of needs special or...
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