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A Federal Judge Ordered The Madison School District To Pay For Private Education For A Disabled 4-year-old.

Wisconsin State Journal :: LOCAL :: D1
Sunday, March 8, 2009
By DOUG ERICKSON derickson@madison.com 608-252-6149

A family’s federal court victory over the Madison School District in a disability rights lawsuit could push forward efforts in the district to start a 4-year-old kindergarten program, the attorney representing the family predicts.

On Feb 25, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that the district violated the federal law governing children with disabilities when it refused to pay a portion of the private preschool tuition for a 4-year-old with a learning disability.
Click here to read the rest of Ruling Might Spur 4-year-old Kindergarten »

Click here to download the Family Care Ombudsman Program brochure in English

Haz clic aquí para descargar el folleto del programa de Family Care Ombudsman en español.

Nias ntawm no yog xav tau daim ntawv qhia txog Cov Txheej Txheem los Ntawm Family Care Kev Pab Sawv Cev uas sau rau lus Hmoob.

This is a comprehensive legal primer on Family Care.

Click here to download Family Care: An Overview

A power point presentation on the Family Care Ombudsman Program that was developed by the Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations.

Click here to download Citizen’s Guide to Family Care

Click here for a power point presentation about Advocacy and Appeals under Family Care.

The Quality Education Coalition (QEC) is Wisconsin’s only coalition of parents, educators and advocates, that works together to improve the quality of special education in Wisconsin on a systemic basis. QEC works on a wide variety of issues which affect the quality of special education delivered to children with disabilities in Wisconsin.

Please consider joining QEC. Click here for more information about the work of QEC and how to become a member: QEC Membership Information