August 2008

President Bush signed in the Higher Education Opportunity Act, which includes provisions intended to improve the quality of K-12 teachers, increase
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Illinois House Bill 4125 was signed by Governor Blagojevich, allowing for additional insurance coverage for related services for Autistic children.
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WTH recently prevailed in an administrative due process hearing against the Chicago Public School District in a case which involved
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In May 2008, the Illinois State Board of Education issued ratings for every Illinois school district on their “performance… with
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A new study published by the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine finds that adopted children have a higher risk
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The 11th Circuit court of appeals upheld the lower court’s decision to award parents of a disabled child four years
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The 7th Circuit court of appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the
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The “Civil Rights Act of 2008” was introduced in both the U.S. House (H.R. 5129) and U.S. Senate (S. 2554).
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Illinois Senator Barack Obama introduced U.S. Senate Bill 2428 to establish and maintain a public website through which parents and
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Parents of triplets filed a Petition to the U.S. Supreme court to determine whether the “stay put” provision in the
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