For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education has issued determination letters on implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to each state education agency for Part B and to each lead agency for Part C. The determinations, required under the statute, are part of the on-going efforts to improve results [...]
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Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI, circulation 133,000
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Progress comes slowly for Maiya Novitsky, a 4-year-old with Rett syndrome. Her parents consider just maintaining her current level of ability an accomplishment. But her father, Scott Novitsky, said he is worried Maiya — and other students with severe disabilities — will regress dramatically if she is denied [...]
20-year old Lindsey Ross, a young woman with Rett Syndrome is denied a Federal Court appeal to attend high [...]
The increase in autism cases is creating challenges for public schools across Michigan that are charged with providing a free education to all children, even if that means they have to treat a disability before a child can learn. Because insurance companies rarely cover costly therapies and programs for children with autism, the schools are often their only source of treatment. And the schools are searching for new approaches to reach [...]