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		<title>Madison inclusion policy draws students with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/08/10/madison-inclusion-29955/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Families from all over the country are moving to Madison, Wisconsin, to get an inclusive education for their students with disabilities, Michael Winerip writes in the New York Times. An estimated 17.5 percent of students in Madison are classified as having disabilities, compared with about 12 percent nationwide. The vast majority of  Madison&#8217;s students with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland schools open sports to kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/03/26/maryland-sports-disabilities-28928/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Baltimore Sun: The organization governing school sports in Maryland has changed its rules to allow students with disabilities to participate alongside their peers in some cases. The decision, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, follows a successful federal lawsuit by Paralympic athlete Tatyana McFadden, who four years ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds: Many states don&#8217;t regulate seclusion, restraint in schools</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/25/many-states-dont-regulate-seclusion-restraint-in-schools-28640/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AP/Los Angeles Times: A report from the U.S. Department of Education this weeks shows that 19 states do not in any way regulate their schools&#8217; use of seclusion and restraints on misbehaving students. And even though 31 states do have some type of policy, the report found, many are weak and do not clearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Probe: LA charter schools not accessible to kids with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An excerpt from the Los Angeles Daily News: None of the 29 Los Angeles Unified charter schools examined in a study released Monday met state and federal standards aimed at making campuses accessible to disabled students, and some even lacked wheelchair-friendly bathrooms and walkways. The study by a federally appointed independent monitor also revealed that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Catholic schools serving students with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/23/catholic-students-disabilities-28537/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Washington Post: Federal law does not require Catholic schools to educate students with disabilities, and financial constraints have historically made it difficult for the schools to do so.  Church officials now say that is starting to change, with recent figures showing that 42 percent of Catholic schools offer some services for kids with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study links absences, low achievement in students with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/08/absences-low-achievement-disabilities-26355/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune: A Chicago study has found that high absence rates among students with disabilities are the largest factor explaining the difference in their academic performance when compared with nondisabled peers. The report, by the Consortium on Chicago School Research, found that students with disabilities missed on average 5 to 11 days more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools see more students with chronic health needs</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/08/chronic-health-school-nurses-26345/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress considers adding school nurses From the [Newark] Star-Ledger: As more kids with more complicated health issues are attending mainstream public schools, school nurses are being called upon to provide care they once administered only in hospitals. A bill pending in Congress would offer grants to states to help pay for more school nurses. Federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. parents push for social supports for kids with autism</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/04/d-c-parents-26226/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Washington Post: Increasing numbers of Washington-area parents say public schools are failing their children with mild autism, and are turning to private programs that provide help with social and emotional skills. The parents say public school general education classes  weren&#8217;t providing appropriate support, leaving kids feeling depressed, vulnerable, and socially isolated. Kathleen Atmore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expert: Schools could be swamped by new wave of disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/03/preemies-26158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [UK] Independent: A leading British academic says enhanced survival rates for premature babies will cause a rapid surge in the number of students with disabilities, and could overwhelm the school system. Professor Barry Carpenter of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust said recent medical advances now make it possible for 80 percent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student with Down syndrome inducted into National Honor Society</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/19/national-honor-society-25558/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Kansas City Star: Friends and teachers say they are not surprised that 17-year-old Sarah Sherman from Overland Park, Kansas, was inducted into Blue Valley North High School&#8217;s chapter of the National Honor Society. They say she blends right into the group, even though she is the only one who has Down syndrome. Her [...]]]></description>
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