USATODAY.com - For Disabled, Test Puts Diploma Out Of Reach For disabled, test puts diploma out of reach. of thousands of students with special needs including those Every state except iowa has instituted some sort http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/06/2001-06-08-graduation-usat.htm
Extractions: Click here to get the Daily Briefing in your inbox 06/07/2001 - Updated 09:43 PM ET For disabled, test puts diploma out of reach By Debbie Howlett, USA TODAY She has earned mostly A's and B's at Woodlan High School in classes that include senior economics and English. She even made the honor roll one semester. She has near-perfect attendance, sings in the school choir and is giddy in anticipation of graduating tonight. But Heather, who has been diagnosed as mildly mentally handicapped, won't be getting a diploma. She couldn't pass the Graduation Qualifying Exam, a statewide test meant to ensure that Indiana high school graduates have at least a ninth-grade proficiency in language and math. Before testing began last year, students simply had to pass their classes to receive a diploma. Officials at Woodlan, where Heather is the first mentally handicapped student to finish school, are refusing to waive the test requirement for her.
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Boston.com / News / Education / K-12 / Senate To Renew, Update Education Act to allow spending for the education of disabled children to percent of the cost of educating children with special needs. Tom Harkin, Diowa, and Chuck Hagel, R http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2004/05/13/senate_oks_special
Extractions: Today's Globe Politics Opinion Magazine ... K-12 May 13, 2004 WASHINGTON The Senate voted Thursday to make the first major changes in special education law in seven years, aiming to get help earlier to struggling children, give teachers more freedom to discipline students and reduce tensions between parents and schools. ADVERTISEMENT The main dispute was over money, with senators overwhelmingly agreeing to allow accelerated spending in coming years but rejecting an attempt to make the increases mandatory. The Senate voted 95-3 to renew and update the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the 1975 law guaranteeing equal education to children with disabilities. At last count, there were 6.7 million such children. "It's our statement as a nation that these children matter, and that we will do our part to help their parents and teachers and communities meet their education goals," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. The Senate had a smooth path in renewing the popular education law, as bill leaders worked out a deal last year and avoided issues that divided the House, such as private-school vouchers. Parent, education and disability advocacy groups largely supported the Senate bill despite concerns over some of its key provisions and what they saw as limited chance to get the bill amended. "The fact that this is something we've been able to accomplish through a bipartisan effort is very positive, especially in today's climate around here," said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., the main author of the law along with Kennedy.
EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED SCHOOL BUS RIDERS the bus and with the special needs Driving Team The iowa Department of Education has suggested some characteristics of the emotionally disabled or behaviorally http://www.whitebuffalopress.com/bused.htm
Extractions: "Serious Emotional Disturbance" is defined as follows: The term means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child's educational performance: (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors. (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers; (C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances: (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems. The term includes schizophrenia. The term does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have a serious emotional disturbance. ( Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990, Part B Regulations Students with emotional disabilities (ED) are of two types: the emotionally disturbed (ED) or behaviorally disordered (BD). Acting-out students or the behaviorally disordered (BD) are those who have displayed significant undesirable behaviors for at least six months and who require a more structured environment for school success. Their behaviors are "strange" or "unusual" for the time, place and circumstances. They may act in highly unpredictable ways toward bus Drivers and Assistantsor they may be very predictable toward adults while on the bus. Many have been subjected to physical and sexual abuse, come from broken homes, have alcohol or drug dependent parents and have even suffered the loss of a close family member.
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Extractions: International Studies in Educational Administration, vol.29, 2001, p.51-75 This article examines the decision-making process in high schools in one Australian State. The more positively teachers viewed the decision making process in the school, the higher the degree of influence they perceived to be exerted by education staff in the school. K. Thomson European Journal of Special Needs Education, vol.17, 2002, p.33-47 In the Soviet Union education of children with special needs was sharply segregated and based on locally developed theories of "defectology". Since the fall of Communism the segregated system has largely remained intact due to financial constraints, the organizational legacy of the Soviet differentiated system, the tenacious ideological legacy of "defectology" and resistance to integration as a Western idea. However, small-scale changes to the special education system at the local level are being made. S. Fallows and R. Bhanot
CNN.com - Report: Early Detection Means Fewer In Special Ed - July 10, 2002 well prepared to address the needs of the learning disabled. from the President s Commission on Excellence in special Education, which Headed by former iowa Gov http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/07/10/special.education.ap/
Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW DALLAS, Texas (AP) By the time students in Norfolk, Virginia, see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're usually in fourth grade. Most haven't learned to read very well. And there lie two of the problems inherent in the nation's special education programs, according to a report requested by President Bush released this week. The report recommends that schools help very young students before they need expensive special services. The current system, it says, "uses an antiquated model that waits for a child to fail." The report also says more emphasis needs to be placed on reading. It doesn't answer advocates' calls for guaranteed funding of special education programs, worrying educators who say public schools need millions more in funding each year for new teachers, better training and equipment. Christopher said smaller class sizes in kindergarten through third grade are important to keeping students out of special education.
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Extractions: Walter Thompson has been a music educator for 30 years, fostering personal creativity in students through his method Soundpainting: Innovations in Teaching Composition and Improvisation Thompson has brought Soundpainting into conservatories, universities, and colleges worldwide. At the culmination of these workshops and residencies, the student Soundpainting ensembles often perform under Thompson's direction. Additionally, Soundpainting Education Programs have reached students in public and private schools (grades K-12) throughout the United States and Europe and have reached special-needs populations, including disabled citizens and at-risk youth, through organizations such as the Ulster-Greene Association for Retarded Citizens (Kingston, NY) and Bellevue Hospital (NYC). Soundpainting: Innovations in Teaching Composition and Improvisation has also been presented at professional conferences of the International Society for Music Education, the International Association of Schools of Jazz, the New York State School Music Association, the Artists and Teachers Institute at Rutgers University, the Michigan Collegiate Music Education Conference Diversity in the New Millennium , and several conferences affiliated with MENC: The National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference).
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Extractions: India is a signatory to or participated in the United Nations Rights of the Child, United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities, the Jomtien Declaration on Education for All and the Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action. "... Schools should accommodate all children regardless of their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, linguistic or other conditions." (Article 3, Salamanca Framework for Action) "Regular schools with this inclusive orientation are the most effective means of combating discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education for all; moreover, they provide an effective education to the majority of children and improve the efficiency and ultimately the cost-effectiveness of the entire education system." (Article 2, Salamanca Statement)
Brattleboro Reformer - City Town to cover 40 percent of the cost of educating children with special needs. Tom Harkin, Diowa, and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb Today is a victory for disabled children, a http://www.reformer.com/Stories/0,1413,102%7E8862%7E2150113,00.html
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Extractions: Education Department Home Academics Departments Education Select a Page Home About Waldorf Academics Admission A to Z Index Employment Fine Arts Library Making a Gift News Offices Sports Student Life Technology Prospective Student International Student Current Student Alumni Faculty/Staff Church Relations Departments Degrees Classifieds Waldorf College The study of physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development from conception to end of life. The concepts, theories, determinants in the various periods of development are studied. Emphasis is given to guiding during childhood and adolescence. Observations of human developmental behavior are required.
Respect The Key To Working With Mentally Disabled Clients own children, who is a special needs child, was challenges of representing a mentally disabled client. Program for the State of iowa (Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/lawyer/complete/tcl_v15_3/zenc1.html
Extractions: BY ANN M. ZENK No person is more or less worthy of your respect and advocacy as a lawyer. As my father always told me, "Everyone gets up in the morning and puts their clothes on the same way." A client suffering from paranoid schizophrenia is entitled to my respect for her as a person at civil commitment hearing. She is entitled to make decisions as to how she wants her case handled. In one particular instance, I advocated for my client’s interests, lobbying for more community-based services to be put into place so that in the future the client would have been able to stay in her home. I believe that lawyers have an obligation to represent those who cannot speak for themselves. The American Association of Disabled Persons (AADP; www.aapd.com) calls this "enablement." Our role as lawyers is to make it possible for all of our clients to have the means, opportunity, power, or authority to be heard. Those who are disabled deserve no less than our best efforts on their behalf. For example, prior to a commitment hearing, travel to the hospital where your client has been placed. While you are there, review all hospital records, visit with the doctors and nurses, interview and listen to your client to determine what his needs may be in this situation, and then work to have his needs met. It is not enough to know the law when representing disabled clients. It is also a requirement, no matter how challenging, to understand the illness from which your client suffers. A skilled advocate will become educated in both the diseases and the laws.
More On IDEA Passage From Associated Press allow spending on the education of disabled children to percent of the cost of educating children with special needs. Tom Harkin, Diowa, and Chuck Hagel, R http://www.wapd.org/bbs/msgs/8208.html
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Extractions: Programs ... Just for Kids Educational Programs and Services: Outreach Services Through the years the Iowa Braille School has been recognized for the quality of its programs and the achievements of its students and staff. Today the School conducts a fully accredited and approved program to meet the needs of children in Iowa who are blind, visually impaired, or multiply disabled with a visual impairment. The School provides residential and day programs on campus and outreach services throughout the state in cooperation with the State Department of Education, Area Education Agencies, and the local school districts. Consultants Library/IMC Low Vision Services Assistive Device Center ... Extended Year Services Consultants Consultants and Statewide Resource People The Iowa Braille School has a number of Consultants who work throughout the state with students, parents, teachers and paraprofessionals affected by vision programs. State Consultant for Visual Impairment As State Consultant for Visual Impairment, Karen Blankenship provides statewide leadership activities that focus on services for children and youth who are blind, visually impaired, or who have multiple disabilities including a visual impairment. She assists others in understanding the needs of students with visual disabilities and how this may affect the quality of education for Iowa students. The State Consultant for Visual Impairment fulfills a collaborative role between the Iowa State Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services and the Iowa Braille School to provide leadership and consultation in the field of visual impairment.
Philadelphia Inquirer 05/14/2004 Senate Adopts Major Changes allow spending on the education of disabled children to percent of the cost of educating children with special needs. Tom Harkin (D., iowa) and Chuck Hagel (R http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/education/8661909.htm
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Case For Inclusive Education - Deccan Herald Professor of Education, University of Northern iowa. on Integrated Education of disabled Children). one resource teacher has eight children with special needs. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr082004/edu5.asp
Grassley Announces Major Bill For Special Needs Of Children are originally from Red Oak, iowa, but moved and appropriate for children with special needs, including identifying A. To be disabled under SSI, a child under http://grassley.senate.gov/releases/2000/p0r3-22.htm
Extractions: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 Grassley Announces Major Bill for Special Needs of Children WASHINGTON Joined by families and colleagues, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced a major piece of legislation that will improve health coverage for children with special needs and protect their household income. "When you're a parent, your main objective is to provide for your child to the best of your ability," Grassley said. "If it takes a 12-hour day in the field or in the factory, that's what you do. Our federal government takes this goal and turns it upside down for parents of children with special health care needs. The government forces these parents to choose between family income and their children's health care. That's a terrible choice, but we'll fix it." Grassley said he will introduce the Family Opportunity Act of 2000 with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) today. Other original sponsors are Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt.) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). The announcement came at a Washington news conference. Accompanying Grassley and the other senators were two families who have children with multiple medical needs. Grassley invited Melissa Arnold and her sons, 10-year-old Adam and 17-year-old Daniel. The Arnolds must strictly limit their family income to keep Adam's Medicaid coverage. Adam was born with a short thigh bone, which doctors are slowly lengthening through multiple surgeries.
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