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Every two weeks, The Special Educator^® updates you on the latest developments in all the laws affecting the way you serve your students with disabilities. You find out what is required -- so you make decisions and craft policies knowing they comply with IDEA ’04 and its pending regulations, Section 504 and the ADA.

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• Improve reading curriculum
• Use data efficiently to measure student outcomes
• Keep staff informed of their new obligations under IDEA ’04
• Create a districtwide surrogate parent training program
• Reduce special ed referrals and improve early intervention services
• Develop multi-level instruction for inclusive classrooms
• And much more!

Newsletter highlights include:

Legislative updates -- Stay up to date on important special education news from the nation’s capital -- so you’re prepared for changes coming your way.

Practical guidance -- Gain timesaving solutions to the challenges you face along with your colleagues’ proven strategies to improve peer relations, address behavior problems, and much more.

Decisions & Guidance -- Know -- and avoid -- the actions that could land your district in legal hot water, with easy-to-read summaries of the latest court, SEA, OCR and OSEP rulings.

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