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School Rights for Immigrant and Refugee Children and their Parents in Washington State
http://www.lawhelp.org/WA/showdocument.cfm/County/
Source: Northwest Justice Project

Details on the education rights of immigrant and refugee children and practical tips for parents on dealing with education-related issues. Topics include: bilingual education; communicating with school official; getting extra help for your child; and sources for additional information on the legal rights of immigrants and their children.
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School Rights for Immigrant and Refugee Children and Their Parents -- Russian Version
http://www.lawhelp.org/documents/14269121112RU.pdf
Source: Northwest Justice Project

Details in Russian on the education rights of immigrant and refugee children and practical tips for parents on dealing with education-related issues. Topics include: bilingual education; communicating with school official; getting extra help for your child; and sources for additional information on the legal rights of immigrants and their children.
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Education Law: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Education
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

An overview of education in the United States. Topics include federal versus state authority, rights of students, rights of parents, special education, private schools and home schooling.
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Title 20, Chapter 55 U.S. Code: Education of the Deaf
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/20/ch55.html
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

Section of the U.S. Code describing what is required of schools in relation to deaf students.
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Every Category Law and Your Health Insurance
http://www.insurance.wa.gov/publications/health/ev
Source: Washington State Insurance Commissioner

Questions and answers about Washington's "every category" law, which requires insurance policies to "provide coverage for treatments and services by every category of health-care provider." Summarizes the health plans and conditions covered by the law. Lists some of the types of providers whose services must be covered
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