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  • Education

    NDRN’s section by section analysis of ESSA – Title 1

    December 8, 2016

    This document is intended to be a quick reference guide for the Protection and Advocacy Network. The guide outlines areas within ESSA that may be of particular interest to the P&As, contrasts it with the former No Child Left Behind Act and details why the provision is relevant. Read…

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  • Education

    Get the Facts About ESSA

    December 8, 2016

    ESSA Fact Sheet on Accountability ESSA Fact Sheet on Assessments ESSA Fact Sheet on High Schools ESSA Fact Sheet on Teachers

    Fact Sheet
  • Education

    NDRN Joins Amicus in Special Education Case

    December 8, 2016

    NDRN joined seven other national and state disability and civil rights organizations in an amicus supporting the district court’s decision certifying a class action in a special education child find case.

    Amicus Brief
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    NDRN Files Amicus in Special Education Supreme Court Case

    November 22, 2016

    WASHINGTON – NDRN filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in a case known as Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District. The case involves a student with autism whose parents claim the school district failed to provide their son with an appropriate education as guaranteed by the…

    Press Release
  • Education

    New Report Finds Children with Disabilities Abused, Denied Treatment and Education

    June 10, 2015

    Children with disabilities are disproportionately placed in the juvenile justice system, receive inadequate treatment and are denied educational opportunities, the National Disability Rights Network asserted in a report released today.“More than 65 percent of youth in the justice system meet the criteria for a disability, a rate that is…

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