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Special Education Migrant Students and the Need for a National Migrant Student Tracking Database
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Maria Carr is has a bachelor's in Liberal Studies and a master's in Special Education from National University. She currently is a special education teacher at Hanford High School in California. Carr has also taught ESL to adults. In addition, Carr is committed to equal education for all students, but sees the adversity that migrant special education students experience. Maria Carr can be contacted via e-mail at klcmcc@yahoo.com.
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