Sentences with phrase «states have a learning disability»

Roughly 8 to 10 % of children in the United States have a learning disability, and about 1 in 5 people suffer from dyslexia.

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If there were truly issues surrounding consent and child protection, then of course the state has a duty to investigate, but given that Kerry and Mark have been deemed perfectly capable of parenting by another local authority social services department it is difficult to see this as anything but a deliberate restriction of freedoms based solely on Kerry having a mild learning disability.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, generally a champion of unions, opposes a state Assembly bill that would boost disability pensions for New York City police officers because he believes it would put too big a dent in the city budget, Capital has learned.

The answer may not be immediately obvious depending on the picture you have in your mind of a disabled kid, but the truth is that the vast majority of kids in the United States labeled as disabled have learning or speech and language problems — which are not usually as pervasively debilitating as Carlos» disability of Autism.

In lawsuits in more than a half - dozen states, secondary school students claim that they have been barred unfairly from athletic competition because of learning disabilities.

A student identified as having a disability which adversely affects the ability to learn a language may be exempted from the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the student's individualized education program, developed in accordance with section 200.4 of this Title states that such requirements are not appropriate.

Public schools expend considerable resources identifying children eligible for special services, both because they are under an obligation to provide those services and because they receive additional funds from federal and state governments if a child is identified as having a disability that affects their learning.

Although placement decisions are made by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team, parents have expressed concerns about inclusion opportunities for students with significant disabilities and learning needs to the State Special Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC), and as part of an inclusive practice workgroup with stakeholders (June 2016).

Moreover, advocates should keep in mind that school districts in participating states access Medicaid dollars directly to pay for medically necessary services for students with disabilities.70 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with ddisabilities.70 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with dDisabilities Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disabilitiesdisabilities.

Ms. Smith's students have serious learning disabilities and before NCLB they would never have been required to take the state exam.

Because ESSA sets aside professional development funding for all states and local districts, the National Center for Learning Disabilities has put together a helpful toolkit «for parents and advocates to use in their schools and districts» to advocate for professional development that will improve outcomes for students...

This guidance for state and local educational agencies clarifies that students with specific learning disabilities — such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia — have unique educational needs.

(In fact, however, the FEA has been involved in other challenges of voucher programs, including the state's Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts that allow students with disabilities to attend private schools.)

This review will continue with a focus on research involving technology integration in literacy with students having mild disabilities (learning disabled, behavior disordered, and mildly intellectually disabled) who are most likely to be included with their peers in the general classroom and who must be included in state - required standardized assessment programs.

Stripped of rhetoric, Respondents» explanation is that a complex computer program — the operation of which is not transparent as required by New York State Education Law § 3012 - c (2)(j)(1)-- which purportedly takes into account the effects of poverty, English language fluency, and learning disability in crude and undisclosed ways, 4 predicted that Petitioner's 4th grade students would score better than they did.

Some 2.6 million students — one in eight in the United States — have been diagnosed with learning disabilities and receive special education in their schools.

The state Education Department has said it will review another required licensing test, the Educating All Students exam, which measures teachers» skills at reaching students with disabilities and those learning English, to see if it should be adjusted to also assess literacy skills.

And the many students who still come from school experiences in the United States arrive expecting individualized supports for any learning disabilities they may have, comparable to those mandated by legislation enacted in their home country.

NCLD has prepared roadmaps for individuals, schools and systems, as well action steps for all states to successfully integrate students with disabilities into personalized learning systems successfully.

The college's federally funded CEEDAR Center has selected the final five of 20 states that have joined together in a sweeping reform effort to vastly improve teaching and learning for students with disabilities.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

For many decades, discussions regarding the definition and identification of learning disabilities have been contentious; one result is the varied practices across states and school districts.

Michigan State University researcher Carol Sue Englert has developed a web - based curriculum for elementary students with mild disabilities that enhances literacy learning, particularly writing.

Over the last 6 years, the state of Connecticut has funded a variety of special programs for gifted students who have learning disabilities.

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As reported in the Summer 2012 issue of FOCUS, The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, approximately one - quarter of children and adolescents in the United States have a chronic health condition including trauma, disability and potential life - shortening illness.