Special Education Law and Advocacy
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King Millions of children attend under performing schools. Millions of parents struggle to get Continue Reading →
Even with great preparation and the advice of an attorney, due process hearings are very time consuming and stressful. This is especially true for parents. Before proceeding to due process, Continue Reading →
My 13 year old son, in private school, was diagnosed with ADD & ADHD. He is failing all subjects and the teachers claim he has difficulty concentrating and organizing. We Continue Reading →
I read with interest Pat Howey’s article about Advocating in Your Own School District. In that article Pat said, “I do not believe that advocating in your own school system Continue Reading →
I know that you get a lot of heat, but I can testify that it is very hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you Continue Reading →
Some of my best advocacy results were in my own school system. I know the personalities. I know the programs. I know the policies and procedures. I know the problems. Continue Reading →
A recent poll indicates that a many Americans do not completely understand the conditions related to learning disabilities. There appears to be a growing public awareness of LD and an Continue Reading →
I am a special education teacher of 30 years. I have taught every category of students with disability, including autism. But it seems now that autism is everyone’s main focus. Continue Reading →
Help us support the Lewis B. Puller Center by voting in the Pepsi Refresh Project. The Center hopes to provide computers, software & lockers for people with disabilities. Wrightslaw has Continue Reading →
In their article, Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Children Safe, Tricia and Calvin Luker, from Our Children Left Behind, provide a summary of the provisions passed by the House Continue Reading →
