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How Idea Fails Families Without Means_ Causes And Corrections Fro.Pdf, Dean Rivkin, Elisa Hyman, Stephen Rosenbaum
How Idea Fails Families Without Means_ Causes And Corrections Fro.Pdf, Dean Rivkin, Elisa Hyman, Stephen Rosenbaum
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The struggle for equal educational opportunity for students with disabilities whose families have few resources is waged daily within the framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a complex entitlement statute. Unlike the progress made under the IDEA for their wealthier peers, low-income children are not reaping the educational benefits that effective advocacy has achieved for students with disabilities who can afford determined, skilled and knowledgeable experts to navigate the highly technical mandates of the law. But in the current landscape of retrenchment, the more "smart" corrections that advocates and lawyers can formulate, the greater the likelihood that …
How Idea Fails Families Without Means: Causes And Corrections From The Frontlines Of Special Education Lawyering, Dean Rivkin
How Idea Fails Families Without Means: Causes And Corrections From The Frontlines Of Special Education Lawyering, Dean Rivkin
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The struggle for equal educational opportunity for students with disabilities whose families have few resources is waged daily within the framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a complex entitlement statute. Unlike the progress made under the IDEA for their wealthier peers, low-income children are not reaping the educational benefits that effective advocacy has achieved for students with disabilities who can afford determined, skilled and knowledgeable experts to navigate the highly technical mandates of the law. But in the current landscape of retrenchment, the more "smart" corrections that advocates and lawyers can formulate, the greater the likelihood that …