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The Special Ed Advocate, October 17, 2011ISSN: 1538-3202Subscribers: 86,183~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Link to this issue: http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/11/al.1017.esea.htmAction Alert! Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on the Isakson AmendmentDo not allow schools to lower the academic expectations for students with disabilities.On

October 19th, Senator Isakson (R-GA) is expected to offer an amendment to No Child Left Behind during Senate Committee consideration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011.The

amendment, S 1571, would discriminate against students with disabilities by allowing schools to significantly lower the academic expectations for students, based on their scores in state accountability

tests. This use of these tests, for this purpose, would apply only to children with disabilities.Tell your Senator to vote NO on the Isakson Amendment.S 1571, the Isakson amendment:**would

provide additional remediation to a student who scored poorly on the state accountability test, unless that child had a disability. **would

remove the limits on how many students with disabilities can be counted

as making sufficient progress using less challenging systems of standards and assessments.**would allow schools to take millions

of students with disabilities off track for a regular high school diploma as early as 3rd grade, simply because they receive special education services.Read this summary by slaw Research Editor Sue Whitney, S1571 Proposed by Senator Isakson Would Discriminate

Against Children with Disabilities. Please don't hesitate to forward this issue to friends, family members, or colleagues.Find slaw on Facebook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From: Barts@...To: mb12valtrexgroups@...Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 9:16:36 AMSubject: Off topic/educationally related (for Georgia parents)The Special Ed Advocate, October 17, 2011ISSN: 1538-3202Subscribers: 86,183~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Link to this issue: http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/11/al.1017.esea.htmAction Alert! Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on the Isakson AmendmentDo not allow schools to lower the academic expectations for students with disabilities.On

October 19th, Senator Isakson (R-GA) is expected to offer an amendment to No Child Left Behind during Senate Committee consideration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011.The

amendment, S 1571, would discriminate against students with disabilities by allowing schools to significantly lower the academic expectations for students, based on their scores in state accountability

tests. This use of these tests, for this purpose, would apply only to children with disabilities.Tell your Senator to vote NO on the Isakson Amendment.S 1571, the Isakson amendment:**would

provide additional remediation to a student who scored poorly on the state accountability test, unless that child had a disability. **would

remove the limits on how many students with disabilities can be counted

as making sufficient progress using less challenging systems of standards and assessments.**would allow schools to take millions

of students with disabilities off track for a regular high school diploma as early as 3rd grade, simply because they receive special education services.Read this summary by slaw Research Editor Sue Whitney, S1571 Proposed by Senator Isakson Would Discriminate

Against Children with Disabilities. Please don't hesitate to forward this issue to friends, family members, or colleagues.Find slaw on Facebook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~