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To: LindyBill who started this subject5/1/2003 6:42:36 PM
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"Tiny Tim on his crutch." This image is pushing disability programs onto the States by Congress, and breaking School Budgets. "New York Times."

May 1, 2003
House Backs Vast Changes in Education for Disabled
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO

[W] ASHINGTON, April 30 ? The House today passed major changes to the laws governing special education for some 6.6 million children, while voting down amendments that would have eased the way for disabled children to attend private school at taxpayer expense.

The bill, which updates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is intended to reduce the number of students deemed learning disabled by helping struggling children earlier. It is also intended to cut down on the paperwork involved in special education, and reduce the legal expenses of states that face lawsuits from parents seeking extra help for disabled children. It passed 251 to 171, with 34 Democrats joining Republicans to support the bill.

"These children are still among those at the greatest risk of being left behind," said Representative Michael N. Castle, the Delaware Republican who sponsored the bill. Despite the "many success stories" of disabled students educated under the current laws, he said, "there is room for improvement in serving children with disabilities."
REST AT:http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/education/01EDUC.html
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