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Examining Sotomayor’s record on special education

June 12th, 2009

From US News and World Report: On Education Blog:

Staff writer Zach Miners digs through education decisions by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, finding a special education case that resembles one now awaiting final action by the high court.

In Frank G. v. Board of Education of Hyde Park (2006), Sotomayor joined a unanimous ruling that found a family could be reimbursed for private school tuition for a child with learning disabilities even if the child never received such services from the public district.

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