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State Expands Bayou Health - Allows Additional Participants to Enroll If They...
In the next few weeks, the state will expand eligibility for Bayou Health to allow people on the New Opportunities Waiver (NOW), Community Choices Waiver (CCW), Supports Waiver, and Children’s Choice...
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To The Advocate
It is not a secret that there is a problem with the performance and education of students with disabilities (SWD) in Louisiana. Many parents are concerned about options available to their children...
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La. Graduation Flexibility Law Creates 'Significant Concerns' for Ed. Dept.
Dear Superintendent White, We understand that the Governor signed into law House Bill No. 1015 on June 23, 2014. This law assigns sole authority to a student's Individual Education Program (IEP)...
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Listen Up, Louisiana
H.B. 1015 :: Right Problem, Wrong Solution UPDATES: HB 1015 was approved by the Louisiana state legislature on June 2, 2014 and signed into law by the Governor on June 23, 2014. Our analysis of...
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A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities
Rarely has the education field produced a set of initials as necessary but as troublesome as these: IEP. They stand for individualized education program, the plan that governs how each child with a...
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Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities,...
Should schools expect students with a disability to know the same things as other kids their age to advance and graduate? This decades-old question, which strikes at the heart of the civil rights...
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La. Graduation Flexibility Law Creates 'Significant Concerns' for Ed. Dept.
By Christina Samuels A new law in Louisiana that gives teams of parents and teachers the power to craft graduation requirements for students with disabilities may violate federal special education...
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ESEA Flexibility Request: Tips for Protecting Students with Disabilities
On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education introduced an ESEA Flexibility Program which allows States to waive certain key accountability and funding allocation requirements of the...
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Feds wary of La. special ed law
by Will Sentell wsentell@theadvocate.com July 08, 2014 A new state law that will allow special education students a different route to a high school diploma may violate federal laws and jeopardize...
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Feds Concerned Over Increased Leeway For IEP Teams
By Shaun Heasley A move to give individualized education program teams in one state more latitude over determining graduation requirements for students with disabilities is raising red flags. Under a...
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Validity Of CDC Autism Rates Questioned
By Michelle Diament With autism numbers rising every few years, some researchers in the field are sharply questioning the reliability of the government statistics. An editorial published this month in...
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New Initiative to Provide All Students Access to Great Educators
U.S. Department of Education Launches ‘Excellent Educators for All Initiative’ As part of its efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education, today the U.S. Department...
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Schools with graduates who fail state tests face scrutiny
New rule requires schools that heavily use waivers to explain how they will change by Scott Elliott on July 14, 2014 Indiana schools that let too many kids graduate even after they fail state tests...
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Clarification of Medicaid Coverage of Services to Children with Autism
In response to increased interest and activity with respect to services available to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), CMS is providing information on approaches available under the federal...
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Feds Clarify Obligations To Kids With Autism
By Michelle Diament July 17, 2014 In what advocates are calling a major win, federal officials are for the first time telling states that Medicaid coverage must include treatments like applied...
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Special ed overhaul called 'monumental'
Will Sentell wsentell@theadvocate.com July 25, 2014 Louisiana’s education establishment faces a huge challenge implementing a controversial new law to make it easier for high school students to earn...
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State Expands Bayou Health - Allows Additional Participants to Enroll If They...
In the next few weeks, the state will expand eligibility for Bayou Health to allow people on the New Opportunities Waiver (NOW), Community Choices Waiver (CCW), Supports Waiver, and Children’s Choice...
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To The Advocate
It is not a secret that there is a problem with the performance and education of students with disabilities (SWD) in Louisiana. Many parents are concerned about options available to their children...
View ArticleClik here to view.
La. Graduation Flexibility Law Creates 'Significant Concerns' for Ed. Dept.
Dear Superintendent White, We understand that the Governor signed into law House Bill No. 1015 on June 23, 2014. This law assigns sole authority to a student's Individual Education Program (IEP) Team...
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Listen Up, Louisiana
H.B. 1015 :: Right Problem, Wrong Solution UPDATES: HB 1015 was approved by the Louisiana state legislature on June 2, 2014 and signed into law by the Governor on June 23, 2014. Our analysis of the...
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