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NYSUT Information Bulletins re changes to NYS Special Education Law, 1999; research/policy paper, "Possible Options for Cost Savings in Special Education Programs," February 25, 1997; related materials. See also: Mainstreaming

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NYUST talking points for Regents public forums; materials from State Education Department about forums

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Letters to NYSUT vice president from State Education Department re certification of educational interpreters for deaf students

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Article re teachers' union request for investigation of Yonkers schools for staffing cutbacks affecting special education students

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Testimony of Cortese to the NYS Assembly Committee on Education re Reform of Special Education Funding, March 19, 1997; description of Regents' proposal and governor's proposal; handwritten notes

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Memos re suggestions to cut costs in special education programs; NYSUT memo re placement of pre-school disabled students, June 20, 1995; letter from Cortese to State Education Department commenting on draft "New York State Plan for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 1996-1998" and "New York State Preschool Grant Program," October 28, 1994

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Correspondence re visits by Regents to special education classes and information sessions for parents and teachers re new regulations on class size

Scope and Contents NYSUT Special Education Committee 1992-1994 end-of-term report; testimony by Cortese at public hearing of NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Education re issues affecting special education, February 12, 1993; NYSUT urgent action memo re reductions in special education programs under proposed new Commissioner's Regulations, calling on local presidents to lobby Regents, March 12, 1991; NYSUT resolution opposing cuts in services, n.d.; letter from Commissioner Sobol to Assembly Speaker Mel...

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Text of draft legislation developed by the NYS Assembly Task Force on Special Education, April 19, 1985; meeting agenda for NYSUT Special Education Committee, May 3-4, 1985; document, "Assorted Special Education Matters"; outline for NYSUT workshop, "Securing Pupil Services"

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Draft document explaining new Commissioner's Regulations re discipline procedures for students with disabilities, with cover letter to Cortese requesting comments, May 5, 2000; final document, with cover letter, January 29, 2001; response to Cortese re general policy recommendations re students with disabilities, April 2, 2001