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In “Educators worried about changes,” Joanna Miller and Keighla Schmidt of the Savage (MN, US) Pacer write about concerns special educators expressed regarding new rules and regulations. It appears that the local educators are fearful that practices for behavior intervention plans, response-to-intervention initiatives, and other changes will require too much additional paper work.

Local special education teachers are concerned that new rules proposed by the Minnesota Department of Education could make their work more cumbersome.

Doug Kern, director of special education for the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District, said the legislation being reviewed would equal more time spent on paperwork for special education teachers.

Five rules have undergone the most direct changes as Minnesota rules were changed to match with federal provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), which ensures educational services for children across the nation.

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