Extractions: WASHINGTON One in six parents of disabled children has considered suing or has threatened to sue the child's school district to get services, a poll shows. The poll, being released Monday by the advocacy group Public Agenda, suggests parents feel that while teachers care and school personnel are qualified to deal with disabilities, school systems don't offer special help to children unless families insist. Ann Duffett, an author of the study, said parents have a different perspective from policy-makers.
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Extractions: Since embarking on a teaching career, Halle has focused on the "special needs" child. She taught in regular and special education classroom for eight years before opening her own school for learning disabled children. As the consultant coordinator for Modern Curriculum Press, Halle brings an enthusiastic, can-do approach to her workshops and presentations for both teachers and administrators. Len has been both a teacher and school district administrator for more than 20 years in various Connecticut Fairfield County School districts, as well as an adjunct assistant professor at Sacred Heart University. His interests and insights into staff development and teacher training have made him a "sought after" presenter at local and regional conferences. In 1996, Len received the honor of being listed in . Len used his skills to help restructure teaching and learning in several dysfunctional urban and rural schools throughout the United States. He trained the instructional staffs in strategies and techniques that would improve student literacy, analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills with the ultimate goal of enhanced learning and achievement.
Extractions: Parent News for September-October2000 Feature What Parents Should Know about Charter Schools by Saran Donahoo In recent years, many parents, educators, students, researchers, and observers have reached the same conclusion: Traditional schools do not work for all students. As a result, several educational alternatives have been developed in an attempt to better meet the needs of those students who are not being adequately served by traditional schools. This article is the first in a series developed to provide parents with more information on some nontraditional education alternatives. One alternative that is now available in many states is the charter school. Although the number of charter schools has grown in the last few years, it still is sometimes unclear what they have to offer students, parents, and educators that more traditional school systems do not already provide. The following article and list of additional resources are intended to increase parentsÂ’ understanding of what charter schools are, where they came from, and how they are trying to reform public education. Regardless of how they are defined, almost all charter schools operate on three basic principles:
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