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Special Education

A Cry for Help

Beth Feldman | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Disorders, Fetal-Alcohol-Syndrome, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Public Education Learning Disabilities, Emotional Trauma, Learning Disabilities, Special-Education, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Special Needs, Special Needs Education, Living News
Beth Feldman

The school's decision about whether to put my son in special education programming has nothing to do with education and everything to do with the bottom line.

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Sarah Palin and the Pressure of Special Needs Children On Marriages

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Down Syndrome, Marriage, Special Needs Children, Special Education, Special Needs, Living News
Jill Brooke

The divorce rates for parents with special-needs children is tragically high. According to the documentary Autism Every Day, the divorce rates for these parents soar to as much as 80 percent.

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Reading The Pictures: Poster Mom

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Down Syndrome, Newsweek, Special Education, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Down Syndrome, Sarah Palin Special Needs, Sarah Palin Reaction, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-09-07-trig.jpg In presupposing what kind of advocate a Vice President Palin would be for the mentally disabled, Newsweek helps visually fortify the GOP's blatant exploitation of family and motherhood.

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Is Autism an "American Disease?" Somali Immigrants Reportedly Have High Rates

David Kirby | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Somali, Thimerosal, Vaccine, Autism, Special Education, Minneapolis, Immigrants Autism, Somali Immigrants Autism, Health, Immigration, Autism Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

An unusually large proportion of Somali children in Minnesota have autism. Why? There's likely a genetic connection, but other factors might be at play, including a lack of vitamin D from sunlight, or, yes, vaccinations.

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Tom Freston Wins Special Education Appeal Against New York City

New York Times | John Sullivan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Special Education, New York City Board of Education, Viacom CEO, Tom Freston, Business News

The United States Supreme Court this morning affirmed a lower court's ruling that New York City must reimburse wealthy parents who sent their learning...

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