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		<title>2 states get federal OK to cut special ed funding</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/06/19/hardship-special-ed-29779/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Education Week: At least two states have received federal permission to cut back on the money they spend on special education, and officials at the U.S. Department of Education are considering a request from a third. Iowa and Kansas have both won permission for the funding cuts, which can be granted under the Individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates cry foul over special ed funding loophole</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/05/07/special-ed-funding-loophole-29548/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: As school districts across the nation spend their federal stimulus money, some disability advocates say a loophole in the federal law has allowed districts to cheat students out of the very special education services the money was meant to bolster. A federal rule allows districts to use their stimulus dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio districts diverting special-ed funds for other uses</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/26/ohio-districts-diverting-27312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Columbus Dispatch: For many Ohio school districts, the recent influx of federal stimulus money has doubled the federal dollars they receive for special education. New state regulations are making it easier for them to use the extra cash to shore up their shaky budgets, and disability rights advocates are crying foul. Advocates say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin rejects use of special ed funds for seclusion rooms</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/11/wisconsin-seclusion-27108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin officials have rejected plans by the Greenfield School District to use federal special ed stimulus funding to build seclusion rooms for students with disabilities, and has informed districts statewide that the funds may not be used for this purpose. School district officials said the areas were needed to provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Special ed underfunding causes inequitable treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/05/special-education-2-25060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Muskegon [MI] Chronicle: Public school superintendent Steve Cousins writes that special education is the largest underfunded mandate for Michigan school districts.  While Michigan works to provide special-education services to a wider range of people than any other state, lack of federal and state funding puts the burden on local districts and causes a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Axelrods hunt a cure for epilepsy</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/26/epilepsy-cure-24685/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 60 Minutes, AP, Chicago Sun-Times: Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod and his wife Susan appeared on 60 Minutes yesterday to talk about their family&#8217;s 28-year struggle with epilepsy. Daughter Lauren is one of three million Americans living with the disease.  &#8212; more than the number of Americans who have Parkinson&#8217;s, cerebral palsy and multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco adds $2 million to special ed budget</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/14/san-francisco-special-ed-24126/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Francisco Examiner: The San Francisco school district is increasing its special education budget by $2 million this year, at a time when the district is seeing a steep increase in autism diagnoses. The district saw a 22 percent increase in students diagnosed with autism between 2007 and 2008, even as its total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds rally against Maryland waiting lists</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/08/hundreds-rally-maryland-23674/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the [Maryland] Gazette: Hundreds of people rallied this week in Rockville, Maryland, in support of funding for services for people with developmental disabilities. Budget cuts in the state have removed about $29 million in services for people with disabilities since last fall. The state&#8217;s Developmental Disabilities Administration now has about 19,000 people on lists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist: Autism misdiagnoses are skewing research data</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/06/autism-diagnoses-questioned-23517/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/06/autism-diagnoses-questioned-23517/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On theAtlantic.com, journalist and filmmaker Jody Becker questions current research that has found a rising incidence of autism among American children. Becker says government eligibility standards for services may be driving the increase in diagnoses, as doctors are forced to misdiagnose kids in order to get publicly funded help for them. &#8220;Every day, precious time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed: Congress should keep promise, fund IDEA</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/op-ed-congress-idea-23251/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/op-ed-congress-idea-23251/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Rep. John Kline writes in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Congress should not create costly new programs until it fully funds the programs for students with disabilities that were authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Even with this year&#8217;s one-time boost in stimulus funding, Kline says, Congress has not come close to [...]]]></description>
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