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D.C.’s special needs pre-schoolers vindicated in court
A Federal District Court judge ruled Tuesday that D.C. violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by failing to locate, identify and evaluate disabled pre-school children and offer them an education.
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New Special Education Rate Structure Delayed
Heeding protests from parents and educators, District officials have put off implementation of a new rate structure for private schools that serve about 2,700 D.C. special education students at public expense. The rates, scheduled to take effect this fall, would have limited tuition payments to $215 per day ($38,700 for a 180-day school year). Tuition can range from $20,000 to more than $100,000 a year.
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Series...D.C. Area Students Succeed Against Tough Odds
August 04, 2010 - This week, education reporter Kavitha Cardoza has been telling us about remarkable students she has met; students who seem destined to succeed, despite overwhelming odds.
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Rhee Aims to Build Voucher Programs
Part of special education plan
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is in the process of formulating a new blueprint for special education reform that includes an expansion of voucher programs. Read More
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New Special Education Rate Structure Delayed (from the Washington Post)
Heeding protests from parents and educators, District officials have put off implementation of a new rate structure for private schools that serve about 2,700 D.C. special education students at public expense. The rates, scheduled to take effect this fall, would have limited tuition payments to $215 per day ($38,700 for a 180-day school year). Tuition can range from $20,000 to more than $100,000 a year.
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OSSE Hosts District of Columbia Early Childhood Advisory Council Public Forum
Washington, DC – The Office of the State Superintendent of Education today announced that the District of Columbia Early Childhood Advisory Council ( ECAC) established by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty in May 2010 will hold a public forum to review the draft 3-Year Strategic Plan to improve coordination and collaboration among early childhood education and care programs and services. The forum will take place on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 10 am–noon, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, A5 Auditorium. District of Columbia early childhood development stakeholders are invited to attend and share their views on the plan and early childhood development priorities.
The ECAC serves as the official state advisory council on early childhood education for children from birth to school entry.
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