EDUCATION - OVERSEAS In the Soviet Union education of children with special needs was sharply effect of school vouchers on student test scores in New York, Dayton, ohio and http://www.bl.uk/collections/social/welfare/issue34/educover.html
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
ThisWeek Newspapers ohio has leaped to the front nationally because of its school choice program, said for students with special needs, providing up to $5700 annually. http://www.thisweeknews.com/thisweek.php?edition=common&story=thisweeknews/08040
Online NewsHour: Testing Matthew -- April 20, 2004 Measuring achievement of special needs students. JOHN MERROW How many schools of yours have been flagged? David Sklarz DAVID SKLARZ We ve had all four of http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june04/testing_04-20.html
Council Of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference protections for specialneeds children and the lack of federal funding. Lawsuits against school districts on behalf of disabled students will be a http://www.csgeast.org/page.asp?id=weeklynewsbulletin51
Untitled Document special Touch An organization whose goal is to provide disabled individuals around the Therapy/Respite Camps Kids with Autism and other special needs http://www.uwosh.edu/phys_ed/programs/adaptedpe/campsforind.php
Extractions: Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone: (920) 424-1231 Email: schmidtw@uwosh.edu Alternative Summer Camps [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Therapeutic wilderness experiences for adolescents, pre-teens, and adults. Descriptions and links for a variety of programs in different states. Aspen Camp School for the Deaf - Summer and winter camp programs for kids ages 8-18 who are deaf or hard of hearing. Australia - Camp Quality - A non-profit, volunteer organisation providing support for children with cancer. Fourteen Australian locations covering every State and Territory in Australia. Over 4000 families each year participate in the programme and more than 34 children's camps are held each year. The Australian programme also includes Family Cluster Weekend Camps, special family activities, hospital visits, parent and grandparent luncheons and a newsletter 6 times a year. Brigadoon [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - A feature not-for-profit, year-round camp facility for special children and youth with chronic illnesses.
Parent Mentor Links of interest for parents of children with special needs are also catalogued on this ohio special Education. State Dept. of Education (Office for http://www.moesc.k12.oh.us/Pages/ParentMentor.html
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Extractions: You are here: FSC Home Family Polls and Opinions Special Education Service Satisfaction Poll Comments and Experiences According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), children with disabilities will receive a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) in the "least restrictive environment" (LRE) through special education services. Special education services are available for children over the age of three through age 21 and are administered by the school district in which the child resides. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is required for a child to receive special education services. Although the IDEA exists and IEPs are written, many families feel that their child's education is not what it should be. Often they have to fight for services related to their child's special education and spend countless hours doing so. Others have had positive experiences with their school district, but most likely have had to advocate to some extent for certain services. The Family Support Collaborative (FSC) decided to find out what families are experiencing with special education services by posting two polls. One poll asks the family to rate the following statement: "My child benefits from his or her individualized education plan (IEP) for special education services." The second poll asks more detailed questions about the level of the family's satisfaction with special education services. This article highlights some of the comments from families who took the poll.
Exceptional Children / Parenting Starting Points for Subject Children With special needs, National Parent Network on Disabilities Presents advocacy issues and links to other resources http://www.lkwdpl.org/tcc/excekids.htm
LD OnLine - Special Education Growth Spurs Cap Plan In Pending IDEA In the 27 years since Congress guaranteed students with disabilities the For many schools with budgets stretched thin, special education may be the only http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?max=20&special_grouping=&id=610&loc=49
Special Education Resources The special needs Education Network (Canada) This site provides a directory of Disability Research Unit (DRU) - A research unit within the School of http://www.theteachersguide.com/Specialeducation.html
Extractions: Technology General Resources Our Kids Our-Kids is a support group for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. PRELUDE Music Therapy - Our Mission...is to serve children and adults with special needs through sharing information; creating and publishing music therapy strategies; and giving workshops and presentations to professionals, parents, and students.
Parents And The School-to-Work Transition Of Special Needs Youth Parents and the Schoolto-Work Transition of special needs Youth For students with disabilities, the challenge of career selection and work preparation http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/special.needs.trans.html
Extractions: The school-to-work transition of the nation's youth has been a major focus of vocational education efforts for the past decade. Educators help students identify their interests and abilities, engage in career education and career development activities, and develop individual education plans. Although these activities are significant, their comprehensiveness and effectiveness are limited by staff and time. "The ratio of students to counselors in public high schools is almost 300 to 1; and school guidance counselors are able to spend less than one hour of every five on career counseling" (Otto 1989, p. 161). Add to this the unique and complicated counseling needs of students with disabilities and it becomes apparent that other actors, primarily parents, must be included in the school-to-work transition of youth. Will defines transition as "an outcome-oriented process encompassing a broad array of services and experiences that lead to employment" (Friedenberg et al. 1993, p. 235). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 defines transition services as "a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation" (ibid.). This ERIC DIGEST looks at the challenges of effecting successful transitions, particularly for students with disabilities, and parents' roles in the transition process.
Extractions: Internet Special Education Resources Nationwide and International Services Bodin Associates More than 18 years experience in finding the right school or placement Advocates for Human Potential Educational Planning with Personalized Guidance Autistic Interactive Click Pages Over 200 pages of multimedia learning, support, and information services Educational Connections, LLC Find the right school or therapeutic program for your at-risk teen or special needs child Ellen Heard, Inc. Personally resarched school placement world-wide for at-risk or emotionally suffering teens dyslexia-lessons.com Specialist one-on-one tutoring worldwide EdAnywhere EducationalOptions, LLC Helps you find the right school or program for troubled or at risk teens Edufax (with Marcia Rubinstein) Educational consulting, placement, and advocacy Practice Effective Guidance Strategies (PEGS) Software to help teachers and homeschooling parents with effective teaching strategies School Finders helps parents locate the right school for at-risk, ADD, AD/HD, special needs, average and gifted children worldwide.
San Francisco Chronicle: School Vouchers And Disability Harambee Community School has no special education teachers. if they were required to accept students with special needs such as learning disabilities, http://adawatch.org/SanFranciscoChronicle.htm
Extractions: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004 Home Who We Are Press Room Photo Gallery ... Donate Action Center Sign Up for E-Alerts Contact Congress Contact White House Register to Vote Fair Judges Resource Center About the ADA Legal Assistance Nonprofit Advocacy Disability Links ... Social Justice Links Community Center Discussion Group People Organizations For Students with Disabilities, Vouchers Fail the Test June 19, 2002 By Jim Ward IF THE U.S. Supreme Court were Hollywood, then you could say Doris Simmons-Harris has received top billing on the marquee. The 48-year-old Cleveland mother was the original plaintiff who challenged the constitutionality of the city's school voucher program. Although Simmons-Harris' name has been etched into legal history, most Americans know nothing about her. But they should. Voucher supporters have aired slick TV ads featuring a variety of parents.
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Presidents Commission On Excellence In Special Education of the ohio Governors Council on People with Disabilities from 1991 to 1997. She has served as an elementary school and special education teacher, http://www.tash.org/govaffairs/spedcommission.htm
Extractions: November 9 - 12, 2005 * Milwaukee Midwest Express Center Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa - Chair Governor Branstad served four consecutive four-year terms as the chief executive of the state of Iowa. He completed his term of office in January of 1999. While in office, Governor Branstad made education a top priority of his administration. His leadership capabilities have been recognized through his chairmanship of the National Governors Association (NGA) (1989), and of the Republican Governors Association (1997), and his leadership in education is exemplified by his chairmanship of the Education Commission of the States (1998). As NGA chairman, he led the historic 1989 education summit in Charlottesville, Va. With the support of President Bush, the summit called for the development of performance-based National Education Goals. Those goals were subsequently adopted by the NGA in 1990. Governor Branstad has had careers as a farmer and an attorney and served his country with the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. He is a native of Leland, Iowa, and he and his wife, Chris, have three grown children. Adela Acosta of Maryland Steve Bartlett of Texas Steve Bartlett currently serves as president of the Financial Services Roundtable. He reorganized the membership base to include select member companies from all sectors of the financial services industry. Prior to that he was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1991-1995 and was a member of the United States Congress. A native Texan, Bartlett learned the value of hard work growing up on a small farm near Lockhart in south central Texas before moving to Dallas.
Special Education At A Crossroads (printable Version) special Education at a Crossroads. With the many changes engendered by No Child for students with disabilities as well as what services schools need to http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/cectoday/oct_nov_dec_2004/crossroads_print.html
Extractions: Just a few of the questions special educators are asking include: Should students with disabilities be required to meet the same standards as their non-disabled peers? Will disability categories remain or will they fade away? Is a special education teacher a content specialist or an instructional strategist? What certification/ preparation does an educator need to fulfill the role of special education teacher? Because the answers to these questions will determine the future of special education and whether we are best serving students with disabilities, many experts say this is a time when we need to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the direction we are going in. Following is a discussion of the issues the field is facing in this time of change. Though many states had already instituted educational standards, No Child Left Behind pushed the stakes higher, especially for students with disabilities. While this has won proponents and detractors, many special education experts maintain that raising the bar for students with special needs is a positive move.
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Extractions: Links for Special Needs, Giftedness, Unit Studies Christian Book Distributors offers a huge selection of bargain-priced homeschool and educational resources and books. Portions of your purchases help support this web site, when you click on this link, Christian Book Distributors . Thank you! What Is a Unit Study? Pick a Topic, Any Topic! Homeschoolers, like all educators, often fall into the easy trap of spouting educational jargon until it becomes almost meaningless, especially to newcomers. We forget, perhaps, that everyone was once a newcomer. The term "unit studies" is an especially slippery fish of a term, because it can mean so many things. It may refer to a relaxed, interest led frolic through a subject, initiated by a child's interest in, for instance, cars. The child reads about cars, draws cars, examines the insides of cars, takes cars apart, measures cars, studies the math and science of cars, bakes and eats car shaped cakes, and builds a model car.
Gifted Students With Learning Disabilities, Readings 21 gifted boys with learning disabilities share their school stories. Underachievement in gifted and talented students with special needs. http://ericec.org/minibibs/eb9.html
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