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Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities

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For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive. Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the process even more difficult, advocates for kids with disabilities say.

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Hartford Courant

Readers speak: CT residents need to push to protect public education

Public education is wildly popular. Parents, regardless of political affiliation, want to see our public schools nurtured and thriving. Our public education system serves 90% of America’s children. That’s nearly 50 million children. Educators and parents know that America’s students need more opportunities to succeed, and we need to strengthen our public schools where 90% of students— and 95% of students with disabilities—learn. All students ben…

2 hours ago·Hartford, United States

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Time Magazine

Dept. of Education Staff Cuts and Children With Disabilities

WASHINGTON — For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming—and expensive. Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the process even more difficult, advocates for kids with disabilities say. When a parent believes their child is not receiving proper services or school accommodations for a disability, they can seek remedies from their district. They can file complaints with their…

17 hours ago·United States

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Spectrum News

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Education Department cuts could limit options for kids with disabilities

After last week's layoffs, advocates question whether the agency will be able to handle all its disability complaints.

21 hours ago·United States

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NBC Washington

Advocating for families with kids with disabilities could get more expensive

For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated and expensive. Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the...

23 hours ago·Washington, United States

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The Columbian

Education cuts likely to limit families’ options

WASHINGTON — For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their children can be complicated, time-consuming and expensive. Read more...

1 day ago·Vancouver, United States

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vh2.tv

California Office for Civil Rights is closing under education cuts

When the Trump administration announced last week that about half the staff of the U.S. Department of Education were to be laid off, the slashing closed down the San Francisco regional branch of the Office for Civil Rights responsible for providing the state’s students protection from discrimination. The California office handled a bulging caseload of students, families and school staff: alleged unequal academic instruction for disabled students…

2 hours ago

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