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Pandemic, staff shortages take toll on education services for students with disabilities

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 13, 2022

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Maine schools are failing to provide legally required services to students with disabilities at record-high rates as districts struggle with staffing shortages made worse by the pandemic, according to complaint data and interviews with advocates and educators. The number of complaints about schools not providing disability services more than doubled in the past two years and is on pace to rise again this year. The number of complaints is small... + full article



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