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Special Education Justice Department Criticizes Rhode Island Sheltered Workshop
Providence has shut down a program for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities that required them work at menial jobs at wages far below the state minimum.
Christina A. Samuels, June 14, 2013
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Special Education Special Education Advocates Release Public Policy Agenda
The Council for Exceptional Children is promoting an ambitious agenda, but also is paying attention to small-picture bills.
Christina A. Samuels, March 5, 2013
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Special Education Students With ADHD Must Better Prepare for College
Students didn't factor ADHD into their decision-making about college, but rather chose a college based on how the campus felt, the reputation of the school or that it was where they had always wanted to attend. The researcher found that students who had ADHD management strategies in place, such as ways to keep a schedule or study for tests, had figured those out before college, but students who did not have strategies mapped out were overwhelmed once freshman year began.
Nirvi Shah, September 7, 2012
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Special Education GAO: Transition for Students With Disabilities Can, Must Improve
The different agencies only coordinate their activities to an extent and don't ever reflect on how effectively they work together, the Government Accountability Office said.
Nirvi Shah, August 6, 2012
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States Feds Pledge More Focus on Outcomes for Students With Disabilities
A heavy federal focus on compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act hasn't made much of a difference where it counts: students' test scores and dropout rates, among other measures.
Nirvi Shah, July 31, 2012
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Student Well-Being New Film Explores Students With Emotional, Behavioral Disabilities
Kelsey Carroll's a self-proclaimed "bitch" who says she's into safety pins, piercings, and tattoos. One of her teachers doesn't want her in class, but a new documentary shows she has what it takes to graduate鈥攚ith some adult support.
Nirvi Shah, July 25, 2012
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Special Education 'Least-Restrictive Environment' Must Be Considered at Workplace, Too
When students with disabilities move to the workplace as part of their education, school districts must consider whether those settings are segregated and if these students could thrive in a more inclusive setting with the right supports.
Nirvi Shah, July 2, 2012
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School Climate & Safety After Jail, Youth With Disabilities Need Special Support to Stay Out
When young people with disabilities end up in the juvenile justice system, they're less likely to end up back in youth prisons after a sentence if they have jobs or go to school quickly after being released, a new paper finds.
Nirvi Shah, December 30, 2011
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Special Education Life Paths Diverge for Young Adults With, Without Disabilities
Six years after high school, students with disabilities are less likely to have gone on to postsecondary schools than their classmates without disabilities, less likely to have financial independence, but a little more likely to have children, according to a new study.
Nirvi Shah, September 8, 2011
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Special Education SEARCH for New Workers Led to Hires Close to Home
Some of the new faces at the Department of Education are DC public school students with developmental disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, March 31, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness More Students with Disabilities Attending College, Volunteering
A long-term study of youth with disabilities shows more students continuing education past high school, but job prospects appear to be stagnant.
Christina A. Samuels, November 30, 2010
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College & Workforce Readiness Vanderbilt University Starts Certificate Program For Intellectually Disabled
The program offers personal attention as well as training in basic life skills and exposure to college classes.
Christina A. Samuels, August 26, 2010
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Special Education Official Works to Help Youth With Disabilities Land Jobs
Rachael Dorman, a youth policy adviser in the Labor Department's office of disability employment policy, is featured this week in the The Washington Post as "federal player of the week."
March 24, 2010
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Special Education Ed. Dept. Web Site Highlights Employment for People With Disabilities
The site highlights projects and initiatives that seek to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
October 12, 2009
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