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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– More than fifty years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities by investigative ...
The state recently discovered significant errors in a key study that determines whether cars and trucks are paying their fair share for Oregon’s transportation needs. That study is the “main ...
In 1972, ABC aired an exposé on the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which had been accused of abusing and neglecting its intellectually challenged wards. A young, hungry ...
A pair of school board officials in deep blue Washington State are fighting back as the state's education chief remains committed to defying President Donald Trump's executive order barring ...
The Willowbrook State School became a national symbol of the ... injected with the virus that causes hepatitis for a medical study. Some were forced to eat feces from other residents who were ...
Second-seeded Willowbrook’s girls flag football team made the trek back to Streamwood High School for ... With a ticket to a Friday state quarterfinal match at the Warriors' home field on ...
A majority of states have laws that permit state officials to conduct a takeover of public school districts that aren’t meeting standards of academic accountability and financial health.
At age 95, Nehrbauer — who is known for her role in fighting to get the infamous Willowbrook State School for disabled children and adults shut down — received the award amid a large ...