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More than 1 in 7 students has a disability that qualifies them for special ed services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), first passed in 1974. But in spite of their numbers and the time educators have had to learn how to instruct disabled youngsters, schools still generally have a difficult time graduating disabled youth on time, or at all. Parents say the schools aren't being held accountable; schools say there's too much paper work and not enough money to teach these students adequately.

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