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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. Email Robin at spedexaminer@gmail.com.

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The single biggest predictor of college failure

Monday, December 14th, 2009 · 5 comments

Straight Talk About Reading Susan Hall Related articles Dyslexia or dysteachea? National and local evidence of reading neglect and how YOU can fix...
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Georgia parents fight for American sign language alternative for learning disabled students

One of the biggest hurdles children with language based learning disabilities face is learning their OWN native language. While a minority of persons...
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NYSED's entire accountability and school report card system has no remaining credibility

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Unfortunately if being found guilty of fraudulently inflating the Regents High school exit exams is not bad enough, the state comptroller also found...
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School district lawyer gets $27,998 raise while teachers get laid off

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

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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

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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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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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Parent exposes lavish spending of school administrator yet the children go without

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Katy Franklin, an active parent of a special education student was frustrated about constantly hearing from San...
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Moms of special needs kids bullied too

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A new study at Northwestern University shows mothers of special needs kids, especially those with invisible...
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