Posted on 04/30/2003 10:52:50 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:02:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Sweeping reform of the federal special-education program passed the House yesterday, but two Republican efforts to allow taxpayer support for handicapped students in private schools were defeated.
By a vote of 251-171, the House passed a $125.9 billion, seven-year reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), with reforms to reduce paperwork and limit the practice of identifying children with reading and behavior problems as disabled.
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