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School-based health centers on the rise

Public schools are providing healthcare as well as education to students across the U.S., as in-school health centers grow in number. Illinois saw nine open during the 2009-10 academic year alone,

SPOTLIGHT: Mentally-ill children being restrained in the classroom

Increasingly, children with mild forms of mental retardation and mental illness are being "mainstreamed" into classrooms serving children without disabilities. In theory, that's a good thing, but it