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Act 66 made the difference for Allison

The extra year of school helped one young woman recoup progress lost to COVID, turning her education - and perhaps her future - around....

Youths with more significant I/DD have the fewest options for recouping progress lost to COVID

Their I/DD magnified COVID’s impact: an extra year of school is only real option for most youths in their final two years of eligibility...

COVID's staggering toll on community-based training for youths with disabilities

Transition-age youths likely lost another 1-2 days worth of community-based training for every day lost because schools were closed....

Right now, Act 66 discriminates against youths with disabilities

Denied an extra year of pubic school solely on the basis of their disability, youths with disabilities are separate and unequal under Act...

Special education protections failed to shield youths with disabilities from COVID’s impact

It was unrealistic to expect parents to rely on IDEA's protections to recoup schooling lost to COVID. It was no surprise that few did....