Only 55% of schools in Michigan’s 25 largest districts showed patterns of equitable spending.

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The department violated state and federal law when it refused to provide records.

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Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.

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Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Acworth to "Polar Plunge" into frigid waters.

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People with developmental disabilities are seven times more likely to encounter police.

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Autistic adults say controversial behavior interventions — designed to ‘extinguish’ autistic traits — are not acceptable.

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Researchers, therapists and autistic adults who themselves were ABA patients are pushing back.

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This violates the civil rights of students with disabilities and devalues their athletic skills.

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About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism.

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What does inclusive postsecondary education look like and who's eligible?

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Marietta, Georgia, resident Marjorie Rogers suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2018.

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As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.

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Children and families feel frustrated because there is no specific treatment or cure.

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I am one of some 40 million Americans with long COVID.

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Rachel Solomon, 18, was the winner of a youth entrepreneurs pitch fest this fall.

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If you've been affected by long COVID, we want to hear from you.

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Hundreds of thousands of children and teens are living with long COVID.

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Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.

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Parents and advocates argue informal removals amount to discrimination against children with disabilities.

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Microschools occupy a space between homeschooling and private schooling but can get public funding.

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