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This report endorses the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms.
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This paper endorses the placement of children with behavioral and emotionally handicapping conditions in the least restrictive environment.
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Inclusion: The Considerations and Rights of Placing Special Education Students in Regular Education Classrooms This report discusses the considerations and rights of inclusion, the process of obtaining inclusion for a disabled child, the appeal process, and the issues arising from inclusion for...
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Resource: Gifted Education in New York City: An Analysis of Segregation in New York City's Gifted ProgramsThis report examines New York City’s gifted programs and addresses the underrepresentation of African American and Latino students in gifted programs and possible solutions.
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This report addresses the effects of homelessness on education.
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This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
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This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
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This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
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This report examines the problems that recently arrived immigrant children face within the public school system.
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This report examines the problems that recently arrived immigrant children face within the public school system.
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This study describes several middle schools which serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school system. AFC then follows with an analysis of how each school carried out its typical functions.
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This report examines the public hearing on "Our Children at Risk: The Crisis in Public Education" that was organized by AFC and co-sponsered by Statewide Youth Advocacy.
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AFC and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court, New York County against the Department of Education, seeking an order compelling the Department of Education to release certain records as required by the New York State Freedom of Information Law and the...
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AFC and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court, New York County against the Department of Education, seeking an order compelling the Department of Education to release certain records as required by the New York State Freedom of Information Law and the...
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