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Even If You Could Get a 1:1 Aide, Here’s Why You May Not Want One.

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I hear it less now than I used to, but parents still routinely ask whether I can help their child get a 1:1 aide (meaning a paraprofessional who is ostensibly hired only to support a single child). My first response is that it’s always been very difficult, but due to budget cuts, it’s more [...]
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Charter Schools Have a Great Opportunity to Serve Sped Students Well

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As many of you may have heard, last spring the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a study concluding that charter schools enroll a lower percentage of special education students than traditional public schools.  The latest is that the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights [...]
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