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NEWS ABOUT: special education

special education stories: 3 news summaries

(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today in a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas district from a key provision of the law, but side-stepping the larger constitutional issue. The act requires Southern areas with a history of discrimination to get advance federal approval before changing election... More »

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Valerie Plame • Alaska • lawsuit • Voting Rights Act • US Supreme Court • civil rights movement • special education

Palin: 'I'm
Going to Plow Through'

She talks special ed, clothing, sexism in Chicago Trib interview

Oct 24, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin focused on people with disabilities and special education in an interview with the Chicago Tribune yesterday, accompanied by her husband Todd and baby Trig. She noted her ticket’s plan to add $3 billion per year for special ed, saying the money will come from “re-prioritizing" the... More »

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sexism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • special education

Insurers Balk
at Paying for Autism Therapy

Schools now foot the
bill, but advocacy group pressing for change

Sep 16, 08 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A national autism advocacy group is pushing insurance companies to pick up the tab for intensive new therapies now footed by local school districts, the Boston Globe reports. They say the rising number of autism cases will swamp school budgets and make it unlikely that kids will get the... More »

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health insurance • autism • patient advocate • School costs • learning disabilities • developmental • special education

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