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Analysis: Parents Worry Children With Disabilities Are Losing Educational, Developmental Gains As Pandemic Continues.
Disability Scoop (8/25, Kohli) reports the education of approximately 760,000 California students with disabilities “has been inconsistent at best since campuses shut down in March.” additionally, parents’ worries “have intensified as they see their children’s hard-fought advances diminishing – and fear that losses will be compounded with more distance learning ahead, said educators, parents and student advocates.” California “has mandated that school districts continue to provide special education to students with disabilities as required by federal laws, but has waived timelines that allow students to receive assessments and services quickly.” Some special education attorneys “say hundreds of clients, especially economically disadvantaged