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Summer 2004, Section 504 Issues: IEP vs. 504 Plan, Public Access, FAQs, FCSN Conference Wrap-up, IDEA Update, Project Updates, and more! (PDF)

Winter/Spring 2004, The Federation Turns 30, Effective Practices for Involving Families, Update on MCAS Appeals, 30 Years - Then and Now, Massachusetts Special Education Needs Assessment Survey, Project Updates, Workshop Schedule, and more! (PDF)

Summer/Fall 2003, Double Issue! The Literacy Resource Guide for Families and Educators, No Child Left Behind -Except 1%, General Principles of Reading Instruction, Gala Wrap-up, Project Updates, Book Review, Workshop Schedule, and more! (PDF)

Winter 2003, The Switch to FAPE, IDEA & the No Child Left Behind Act, Inclusion: Civil Right or Practical Matter, Send Your Child to Camp, Ask An Expert, Support Group Info, and more! Plus a Special Edition of Parents' PLACE Bulletin! (PDF)

Fall 2002, No Child Left Behind, Summer Solstice Recap, State Endorsed Certificates, Ask An Expert, Support Group Info, and more! (PDF)

Summer 2002, Honoring Sen. Jeffords, Gala Recap, A Broad and Powerful Community of Advocates, Ask An Expert, Support Group Info, and more! (PDF)

Spring 2002, Positive Behavior Supports, Conference Recap, Accommodations vs. Modifications, Ask An Expert, Selecting a Summer Camp, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Winter 2002, The Change from Maximum Feasible Benefit to FAPE, Ask An Expert, Mental Health Care Survey, Selecting a Residential Placement for Your Child, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Fall 2001, Tribute to Gunnar Dybwad, FCSN Testimony on Repealing Maximum Feasible Benefit, Ask Eileen, Teaching Students with Disabilities to Read, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Summer 2001, Federation Conference, Laramee v. City of Worcester, Repealing Maximum Feasible Benefit, Ask Eileen, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Spring 2001, Family Opportunity Act, Including Students with Disabilities in MCAS, MassCARE and Families Living with HIV, Ask Eileen, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Fall 2000, Founding Stories, Emergency Special Education Regulations Approved, Making SSI Work, Ask Eileen, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Summer 2000, Founding Stories, Changes to Special Education Law, Transition Planning, Ask Eileen, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Spring 2000, Founding Stories, Legislative and Policy Updates, SSI Information, Ask Eileen, Workshops, Early Intervention, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Winter 1999, Founding Stories, Legislative and Policy Updates, Accommodations, Ask Eileen, Early Intervention Workshops, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Fall 1999, Legislative and Policy Updates, Curriculum Strategies, Ask Eileen, Transition Planning, PAL Statewide News, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Summer 1999, Federation Open House, Project Updates, Legislative and Policy Updates, MCAS and Alternate Assessments, Ask Eileen, Summer Reading Tips, PAL and Early Intervention News, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Spring 1999, Federation Conference Recap, New Projects, Legislative and Policy Updates, MCAS, Ask Eileen, The Paper Case Part II, PAL Statewide News, Health Notes and more! (PDF)

Winter 1998, Federation Offices to Relocate, Report on Federal Monitoring, New Projects, Legislative and Policy Updates, Ask Eileen, The Paper Case Part I, PAL Statewide News, Health Notes and more!

Fall 1998, Federal Monitoring of Massachusetts Special Education, Legislative and Policy Updates, New Portuguese Project, Ask Eileen, Nine Rules of Thumb for Parents, Early Intervention Training Center Welcomes Parents, Health Notes and more! (PDF)