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Disability Scoop: Education Law Tightens Testing Cap For Students With Disabilities

Advocates say the Every Student Succeeds Act's limits on alternate testing are a step forward for students with disabilities.

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With a new federal law, the nation’s education landscape is getting an overhaul and advocates say they expect the changes are a step in the right direction for students with disabilities.

With a new federal law, the nation’s education landscape is getting an overhaul and advocates say they expect the changes are a step in the right direction for students with disabilities.

President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act on Thursday, a rewrite of the nation’s primary education law previously known as No Child Left Behind.

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