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A Profile of Special Education in New York, by the Numbers

The U.S. Department of Education just released its Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  It's a good time to look at the state of school age children being served by the…
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Specific Learning Disability and the Twice Exceptional Child

On April 17, 2015 the United States Department of Education’s “Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services” (“OSERS”) sent a Memo to State Directors of Special Education in which they reaffirmed their “Letter to Delisle:…

Is A Diagnosis Necessary For A Specific Learning Disability Classification?

An April 2016 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) letter discussed whether a school district could identify a child as having dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia under the category of Specific Learning…