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		<title>The Upside of Dyslexia. NYTimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, however, dyslexia research has taken a surprising turn: identifying the ways in which people with dyslexia have skills that are superior to those of typical readers. <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Castle teen uses robot to continue learning from home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris, born with spina bifida uses a robot called a VGo  to continue learning from home   <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An ‘Arab Spring’ of free online higher education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two recent events presage higher education’s future. First, President Obama’s University of Michigan speech about cost control in higher education and second, Sebastian Thrun’s Udacity start-up. Can the use of the internet and its technology be a possible answer to a new way of learning? Could  "Start-Up Chile", a program of the Chilean Government to attract world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start their businesses in Chile be a means of solving two problems? <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>E-News: National Center on Secondary Education and Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[At-risk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Center on Secondary Education and Transition ENews features resources, activities, products, and funding information from around the country. E-News is dedicated to helping youth, parents, educators, service providers, and administrators stay connected and informed about secondary education and transition issues. <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Joint Statement of the Autism Society and Autistic Self Advocacy Network on the DSM-5 and Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As two national organizations committed to working to empower the autism and Autistic communities today and into the future, the Autism Society of America and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issue the following joint statement regarding the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder within the DSM-5.

The autism spectrum is broad and diverse, including individuals with a wide range of functional needs, strengths and challenges. The DSM-5's criteria for the new, unified autism spectrum disorder diagnosis must be able to reflect that diversity and range of experience. <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Schools Must Do More to Involve Parents, Students in IEP Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents and students with disabilities aren't as involved in the process of mapping out their goals with schools as much as they should be, although federal law intends for parents and school staff to work together on these plans, a new study finds.

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		<title>New Doodle 4 Google contest for K12 students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[K-12 students in the U.S. to participate in our fifth annual U.S. Doodle 4 Google contest. Draw your rendition of the Google logo and you may see it on the ultimate gallery: the Google homepage. The winning doodler will also take home a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for his or her school. <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FASA for 2012-2013 released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid released its
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for award year 2012-13  <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2012 DISABILITY RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Disability Rights Scholarship Program will offer up to 10 awards to individuals from selected countries in Africa for LLM (Masters in Law) study beginning in fall 2012.  The programme aims to advance the rights of persons with disabilities, and through legal channels, help overcome the effect of exclusionary practices, so that persons with disabilities achieve a state of full and effective participation and inclusion in society.  <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Latin higher education far below others in the world in quality, grad rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From LATIN AMERICA: Pressures on marred HE systems Higher education systems in Latin America continue to lag behind much of the rest of the world in quality, graduation rates and coverage, and most analysts do not expect those issues to &#8230; <a href="http://dcm-iec.com/http:/dcm-iec.com/home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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