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Nirvi Shah

Nirvi Shah is a reporter for Education Week whose beats include special education, school nutrition, health, safety, and bullying. She also covers the states of Kansas, New Hampshire, Vermont, and West Virginia. She blogs at On Special Education.
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Study Finds Districts Buying Into Universal Design
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 But many education leaders still aren't entirely sure what UDL is.

Ed. Dept. Gives Direction on Restraint, Seclusion
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 Some say the Education Department didn't go far enough in guiding schools on policies involving restraint and seclusion of students.

Teenage Birthrates
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 While teenage birthrates in the United States have declined 44 percent since 1990, they remain higher than rates in other developed countries.

Congressional Caucus Will Tackle Dyslexia
May 22, 2012 - Education Week

Groups Urge Balance Between Censoring, Stopping Bullies
May 22, 2012 - Education Week

Gifted Programs Aim to Regain Budget Toehold
May 15, 2012 - Education Week

Disabilities
May 15, 2012 - Education Week

Study Tracks Growing Understanding of UDL
May 15, 2012 - Education Week

Groups Offer Ways for Feds to Improve Student Well-Being
May 11, 2012 | Updated: May 15, 2012 - Education Week

Districts Draw the Line on School Meal Debt
May 8, 2012 - Education Week

USDA Meal Rules Aim to Improve Nutrition
May 8, 2012 - Education Week

Bullying
May 8, 2012 - Education Week

Standards Open the Door for Best Practices From Special Ed.
April 23, 2012 - Education Week

Contest Under Way for $7.6 Billion in Head Start Grants
April 24, 2012 - Education Week

S.C. Penalty Stands in Spec. Ed. Dispute
April 24, 2012 - Education Week

Analysis Links Zoning Policies and Disparities
April 24, 2012 - Education Week

Unequal Opportunities
April 24, 2012 - Education Week

Competition Begins for Head Start Grants
April 19, 2012 - Education Week

Study Links Zoning to Education Disparities
April 19, 2012 - Education Week

Plans Dropped on Easing Penalties for Special Ed. Cuts
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

No Reports of Bullying by 14 Large Districts
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

Special Education Vouchers
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

Sex Education
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

Study Weighs Benefits of Organizing Recess
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

Feds Back Off on Easing Special Ed. Funding Restriction
April 11, 2012 - Education Week

4-H Clubs Thrive in Postwar Iraq
April 3, 2012 - Education Week

In U.S., 1 in 88 Children Identified as Autistic
April 3, 2012 - Education Week

ADHD Diagnoses
April 3, 2012 - Education Week

USDA Decides to Let Schools Decide Whether 'Pink Slime' Is on the Menu
March 27, 2012 - Education Week

Wisconsin Sets Limits on Restraint, Seclusion
March 27, 2012 - Education Week

USDA Says Schools Can Opt Out of 'Pink Slime' in Lunch Program
March 15, 2012 - Education Week

Minn. District Settles Lawsuit Over Bullying
March 13, 2012 - Education Week

Revisions Set for Special Education Oversight
March 13, 2012 - Education Week

Restraints on Pupils Variable
March 13, 2012 - Education Week

Data Reveal Disparities in Schools' Use of Restraints
March 13, 2012 - Education Week

Startups Seek to Master the Education Market
March 5, 2012 - Education Week

Civil Rights Data Show Retention Disparities
March 6, 2012 - Education Week

Data Show Retention Disparities
March 6, 2012 - Education Week

Federal Rules Ban Sweetened Fruit
March 6, 2012 - Education Week

Special Ed. Vouchers May Open Doors for Choice
February 27, 2012 - Education Week

Contractor to Study Special Ed. in D.C.
February 28, 2012 - Education Week

Special Education
February 21, 2012 - Education Week

District Ends Rule on Teacher Neutrality
February 21, 2012 - Education Week

Anti-Bullying Law Unfunded Mandate, N.J. Council Rules
February 7, 2012 - Education Week

Feds Say More Students May Qualify for Disability Services
January 31, 2012 - Education Week

USDA Rules Give School Meals a Healthy Makeover
January 31, 2012 - Education Week

Autism
January 31, 2012 - Education Week

After-School Programs' Newest Activity: Supper
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

Gay Slurs Found to Be Common Talk in Schools
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

Fla. Presses Changes to NAEP Exclusions
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

Childhood Obesity
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

Wis. Bill Would Limit Student Restraints
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

Drug and Crime Prevention
January 24, 2012 - Education Week

National Sexuality Standards Would Introduce Subject Early
January 17, 2012 - Education Week

Special Educators Borrow From Brain Studies
January 17, 2012 - Education Week

Educating Immigrant Students a Challenge in U.S., Elsewhere
January 9, 2012 - Quality Counts

School, Community Backing Bolsters Immigrant Students
January 9, 2012 - Quality Counts

Obama Initiative Pushes Jobs for Youths
January 10, 2012 - Education Week

Special Education
January 10, 2012 - Education Week

More Teens Turn to Pot; Fewer Smoke Cigarettes
January 10, 2012 - Education Week

Survey Finds More Pot-Smoking, Less Cigarette Use Among Nation's Teens
December 14, 2011 - Education Week

More Students With Disabilities Heading to College
December 13, 2011 - Education Week

Bullying Laws
December 13, 2011 - Education Week

Penn State Scandal Shines Light on Laws for Reporting Abuse
December 6, 2011 - Education Week

Rewrite of School Lunch Rules Falls Short of Goals
November 30, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Penn State Scandal Shines Light on Child-Abuse Reporting Laws
November 16, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

NAEP Test-Taking Pool Grows More Inclusive
November 15, 2011 - Education Week

Gifted Education
November 15, 2011 - Education Week

Often Excluded, More Special-Needs Students Taking NAEP
November 15, 2011 - Education Week

Parents Drop Suit Over Vouchers for Students With Disabilities
November 10, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Study Finds Charter Networks Give No Clear Edge on Results
November 8, 2011 - Education Week

Childhood Obesity
November 8, 2011 - Education Week

School Crime
November 8, 2011 - Education Week

Assessment
November 8, 2011 - Education Week

Academic Gains Vary Widely for Charter Networks
November 4, 2011 - Education Week

Digital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students
November 1, 2011 - Education Week

Fight Against Bullying Moves to Congress
November 1, 2011 - Education Week

Budget Measure’s Education Cuts Stinging
November 1, 2011 - Education Week

Senate Targets USDA Plan to Limit Potato Servings in School Lunches
October 25, 2011 - Education Week

Senate Seeks to Block Limits on Spuds in School Meals
October 21, 2011 - Education Week

iPads Become Learning Tools for Students With Disabilities
October 17, 2011 - Digital Directions

Guidance Offered on Making P.E. More Inclusive
October 18, 2011 - Education Week

Linking Neuroscience to Special Education
October 12, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook

Findings Stoke Concerns Over 'Zero-Tolerance'
October 11, 2011 - Education Week

One-on-One Speech Therapy Goes Digital
October 11, 2011 - Education Week

Speech Therapists Get Inside View With New Device
October 11, 2011 - Education Week

Spuds Lobby Irked at USDA Meal Rules
October 11, 2011 - Education Week

Autism Law Provides Millions for Research
October 11, 2011 - Education Week

Special Education Faculty
October 4, 2011 - Education Week

Suit Challenges Tuition Aid for Students With Disabilities
October 4, 2011 - Education Week

Study Finds Minority Students Get Harsher Punishments
October 5, 2011 - Education Week

Many Early Achievers Lose Academic Edge, Researchers Conclude
September 27, 2011 - Education Week

Debate Revives Old Arguments on HPV Vaccine
September 27, 2011 - Education Week

Republican Debate Reignites Controversy Over HPV Vaccine
September 22, 2011 - Education Week

Students With Autism
September 20, 2011 - Education Week

Assistive Technology
September 20, 2011 - Education Week

Early Achievers Losing Ground, Study Finds
September 20, 2011 - Education Week

New Federal School-Meals Rules Could Lead to Rising Lunch Prices
September 13, 2011 - Education Week

Rules Issued on Infants, Toddlers With Disabilities
September 13, 2011 - Education Week

Child Obesity
September 13, 2011 - Education Week

New Federal School-Meals Rules Could Lead to Rising Lunch Prices
September 12, 2011 - Education Week

For Muslim Students, Life Changed After Sept. 11
September 8, 2011 - Education Week

Muslim Pupils' Lives Changed After Sept. 11
August 30, 2011 - Education Week

Special Ed. Center Hires Director
August 29, 2011 - Education Week

ADHD Students
August 29, 2011 - Education Week

Feds Loosen Rules on Cutting Special Ed. Spending
August 31, 2011 - Education Week

E-Learning Expands for Special-Needs Students
August 22, 2011 - Education Week

USDA: Cafeterias Shouldn't Be Cash Cows for Schools
August 23, 2011 - Education Week

Penalty Delayed for Cutting S.C.'s Special Ed. Dollars
August 23, 2011 - Education Week

Special Education
August 23, 2011 - Education Week

Study Measures Bullying's Academic Toll
August 23, 2011 - Education Week

Education Policy Critics Take Heated Message to White House Door
August 9, 2011 - Education Week

Half of Texas Students in Secondary Schools Have Been Suspended
August 9, 2011 - Education Week

School-Based Health Centers to Share $95 Million in Grants
August 9, 2011 - Education Week

Education Policy Critics March on White House
July 30, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Half of Texas' Students Have Been Suspended, Study Finds
July 19, 2011 - Education Week

State Ratings in Special Education
July 7, 2010 - Education Week (Web)

School Clinics Get $95 Million Federal Boost
July 14, 2011 - Education Week

Districts Get Warning Against Prohibiting Gay-Straight Alliances
July 12, 2011 - Education Week

Summer Food Programs
July 12, 2011 - Education Week

Student Health
July 12, 2011 - Education Week

Federal Data Shed Light on Education Disparities
July 1, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

End to One-Time Aid May Squeeze Special Ed. Budgets
June 27, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Response to Intervention
June 14, 2011 - Education Week

ACLU: Wis. Voucher Program Creates Segregated Schools
June 14, 2011 - Education Week

USDA to Probe Companies Running School Cafeterias
June 14, 2011 - Education Week

Duncan Warns Schools on Banning Gay-Straight Clubs
June 14, 2011 - Education Week

Exiting Official Made Anti-Bullying a Top Priority
June 8, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Restraint, Seclusion Data to Be Shared
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

School Safety
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

Safe-Schools Chief Stepping Down
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

Community Organizations
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

School Safety
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

Study Urges Revamp of Special Education
June 7, 2011 - Education Week

Common-Core Tests to Have Built-in Accommodations
June 3, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Districts Hire Outsider to Trim Special Ed. Costs
May 24, 2011 - Education Week

Bullying
May 24, 2011 - Education Week

With Hospital's Help, R.I. District Brings Spec. Ed. Pupils Back
May 17, 2011 - Education Week

Federal Rules Let Schools Give Local Food Preference
May 17, 2011 - Education Week

Food Safety
May 17, 2011 - Education Week

Autism
May 17, 2011 - Education Week

No Child Left Behind
May 10, 2011 - Education Week

School Lunch Applications
May 10, 2011 - Education Week

States Pressured to Curb Test Exemptions for Disabled Students
May 3, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

'Funding Cliff' Hits Special Education in N.C. District
May 2, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Groups Urge Comprehensive Eye Exams for Schoolchildren
April 26, 2011 - Education Week

Department Steps Up Focus on Sexual Violence in Schools
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Prisons vs. Schools
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Special Education
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Arizona Creates Vouchers for Special Ed. Students
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Teenage Sexual Behavior
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

School Food
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Bullying Prevention
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Federal Bill on Restraints, Seclusion Resurrected
April 19, 2011 - Education Week

Unlikely Allies Call for Shifting Spending from Prisons to Schools
April 8, 2011 - Education Week

Ultimate Food Fight Erupts as Feds Recook School Lunch Rules
April 5, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Beverages at School
April 5, 2011 - Education Week

Youth Drug Use
April 5, 2011 - Education Week

Lt. Governors Say Spare the Rod
April 5, 2011 - Education Week

School-Meals Makeover Stirs the Pot
April 5, 2011 - Education Week

Schools Get Federal Guidelines on Sexual Violence
April 4, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

School Breakfast
March 29, 2011 - Education Week

Anonymous Bullying on Social Network Seeps Into Schools
March 30, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Budget Eliminates Emergency Grants; Districts Regroup
March 15, 2011 - Education Week

White House Eye Again on Bullying
March 15, 2011 - Education Week

School Health Centers
March 15, 2011 - Education Week

Hearing-Impaired Students
March 15, 2011 - Education Week

Obama: Idea of Bullying as Rite of Passage Must Change
March 11, 2011 - Education Week

Alternate-Test Rules Ripe for Revision in Next ESEA
March 8, 2011 - Education Week

New Grants to Aid Healthy Schools
March 8, 2011 - Education Week

Preventing Dropouts
March 8, 2011 - Education Week

Study Links Pupils' Stress to School Environments
March 9, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Bullying and Students With Disabilities
March 1, 2011 - Education Week

Childhood Hunger
March 1, 2011 - Education Week

School Meals
March 1, 2011 - Education Week

Study Says Communities in Schools Model Prevents Dropouts
March 1, 2011 - Education Week

iPads Become Learning Tools for Students with Disabilities
March 1, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Experts Warn Schools to Be Ready for Bedbug Sightings
February 24, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Study Punctures Stereotypes About Social Status of Bullies
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

Charter Schools
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

W.Va. Names State Chief
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

States Expected to Seek Special Ed. Funding Waivers
February 8, 2011 - Education Week

Study Disputes Myth of School Bullies' Social Status
February 8, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

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