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  • Thousands of NYC students did not receive special education services last year: Report

    Nov 9, 2020

    11.06.2020 | Qns.com | “A student who lost weeks of instructional time because they lacked needed technology for remote learning would still be considered ‘fully’ served for the purposes of this report if they had been in a special education class prior to the closure of school buildings, as would a student who received little or no live instruction from a teacher from March through June,” said Advocates for Children Executive Director Kim Sweet. “The data also do not capture the significant regression many students experienced because their special education supports simply did not translate online.” Read article

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