The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the right to learn

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The US Supreme Court established some standards for individualized educational goals for disabled children in Board of Education v. Rowley, but courts have failed to adequately differentiate among students with disabilities. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, school boards are required to establish individual programs for students with special educational needs. Courts have allowed school boards to place students with the potential to pass standard courses in special education programs that will not position them to reenter standard classes.

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Improving the Individualized Education Program: how one family is fighting for special ed changes

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Jenny Wilk saw her dyslexic child Brad's ability to read improve greatly with use of the Linda Mood-Bell phonics program when before nothing had worked, but the program's future availability to him is uncertain. The school district is short of money and says the handicapped child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) does not have to specify methodology. Wilk does not have the money to challenge the school district in court and has no assurance Brad will continue with the program if the IEP does not list it.

Management, Chicago, Illinois, Special education

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Disabled kids have the right to learn: what will Congress do when it considers reauthorization of a necessary act?

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act provides funding for special education programs that serve over six million children and young adults. Amendments to the law have also provided parents with procedures and assistance designed to ensure that school districts cannot disregard the Act's mandates. The law was a response to concerns that without education that promotes mainstreaming children with disabilities were being denied the opportunity to become productive members of society.

Developmentally disabled children

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