Virginia – 2010 – HB 558 – Early Intervention

Provides for (i) early reading intervention services for students in grades K-3 who demonstrate deficiencies; (ii) mathematics intervention services to students in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 who are at risk of failing the Algebra I end-of-course test; and (iii) local school division flexibility in the use of state funding designated for Standards of Learning Algebra Readiness; Standards of Quality Prevention, Intervention, and Remediation; Early Reading Intervention; and instructional technology resource teachers.
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Georgia – 2010 – HR1480 – Lottery funds for learning disabilities

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that lottery funds may be used for programs within the public schools to assist children with diagnosed learning disabilities.

Georgia – 2010 – SB361 – Georgia Early HOPE Scholarship


Amends Georgia Code relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to expand eligibility for the program; to rename the scholarship the “Georgia Early HOPE Scholarship”; to revise definitions; to provide for additional notification of the program; to provide for additional state funds to be included in the scholarship payment;

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