<p>It’s December 2nd and today is National Special Education Day! </p> <p>This day commemorates the signing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, into law by President Gerald Ford in 1975. We talked about the history of this act just the other day on November 29th.</p>

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