<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Disability News &#124; PatriciaEBauer.com &#187; IDEA</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.patriciaebauer.com/category/idea/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com</link>
	<description>Disability News &#124; PatriciaEBauer.com</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:03:18 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/06/19/hardship-special-ed-29779/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iowa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Carolina]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=29779</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/06/19/hardship-special-ed-29779/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Advice for parents who wonder: Is it a learning disability?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/20/advice-for-parents-learning-disability-28380/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/20/advice-for-parents-learning-disability-28380/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News_2_Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=28380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lesley Alderman, writing in the New York Times, offers a roadmap for parents who suspect their child might have a learning disability. While schools are legally obligated to assess children for learning disabilities, Alderman says, &#8220;what the law promises and what the schools can realistically provide are sometimes at odds.&#8221; &#8220;The law was created with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/20/advice-for-parents-learning-disability-28380/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>School districts redirect special ed funds as advocates cry foul</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/07/redirect-special-ed-funds-26954/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/07/redirect-special-ed-funds-26954/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=26954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: Financially struggling school districts across the country are taking advantage of a provision in federal law that allows them to divert federal stimulus funds earmarked for special education, using the money to ease their dire budget situations. Advocates complain that students with disabilities are being shortchanged, while school administrators say [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/07/redirect-special-ed-funds-26954/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lawsuits challenge &#8216;furlough Fridays&#8217; in Hawaii schools</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/22/hawaii-furloughs-24488/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/22/hawaii-furloughs-24488/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individualized Education Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furlough Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=24488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu Advertiser: Lawyers representing Hawaii public school students in both general and special education filed class action lawsuits this week in an attempt to prevent the state from cutting 17 days from the school year. The suit filed on behalf of students receiving special education services alleges that the &#8220;furlough Fridays&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/22/hawaii-furloughs-24488/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Advocates: Hawaii furlough plan could harm kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/08/hawaii-23635/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/08/hawaii-23635/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individualized Education Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individualized Education Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=23635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Honolulu Advertiser: Disability advocates and parents are strongly critical of a Hawaii plan to save money by furloughing teachers on 17 Fridays this school year. They say the furloughs would illegally deprive students of services promised by their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). IEPs often specify the number of hours a student should receive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/08/hawaii-23635/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=23251</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/op-ed-congress-idea-23251/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CA schools struggling for creative solutions to autism needs</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/ca-school-districts-23205/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/ca-school-districts-23205/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News_2_Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Silva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riverside County]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=23205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the [Riverside, CA] Press-Enterprise: Squeezed between the rising needs of students with autism and declining state and federal funds, California educators say they are seeking creative solutions. Among the ideas they&#8217;re trying: Setting up foundations to raise funds; writing grants; and forging partnerships with other districts, parents, and organizations to use successful programs as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/ca-school-districts-23205/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>State report finds &#8216;Chicago flunks when it comes to special ed&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/chicago-flunks-23100/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/chicago-flunks-23100/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individualized Education Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago public schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=23100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune: A report by the Illinois State Board of Education has found that about half of Chicago public schools reviewed by the state failed to provide adequate services to children with disabilities. The report, which &#8220;excoriates the district for its continued failure to comply with federal disability laws,&#8221; also found that 40 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/chicago-flunks-23100/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>D.C. to pull 170 students with disabilities from private school</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/private-school-23027/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/private-school-23027/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accotink Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District of Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Nickles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Nyankori]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=23027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Washington Post: A private school faces closure after the District of Columbia decided to pull 170 students with disabilities, citing concerns about the quality of instruction. Officials at Accotink Academy said they planned to fight the decision and had not been told of any concerns before notices were sent to parents. The District [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/private-school-23027/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Educators weigh impact of high court special ed ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/09/high-court-special-ed-22106/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/09/high-court-special-ed-22106/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=22106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune: As kids across the nation go back to class, school officials worry about the financial impact of last June&#8217;s Supreme Court decision on special education. The ruling allows the parents of students with disabilities to seek reimbursement from their districts for private school tuition, even if they did not first try [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/09/high-court-special-ed-22106/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

