Judge says D.C. officials ignored special-ed crisis

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A federal judge Monday rebuked District of Columbia education officials for ducking their responsibilities to pull themselves out of the city’s special education crisis.

Speaking in a crowded courtroom, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman was briefed on the city’s $7 million to $8 million plan to hire consultants to reduce the schools’ monstrous backlog of special education cases.

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