Special Education Law and Advocacy
Help a pediatrician answer questions he gets about special education – and get the scoop about the rights of students with disabilities in charter schools under IDEA and Section 504! Continue Reading →
Has “child find” been part of the federal special ed law since the original, in 1975? Yes. 1. Download the original Public Law 94-142, passed by Congress in 1975. http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/94/142.pdf Continue Reading →
Update: March 19, 2018 from the Texas Tribune. “The TEA released the 42-page draft strategic plan Monday, a couple of months after a 15-month federal investigation concluded Texas had not Continue Reading →
In 2016, investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal broke a story in Texas and wrote a series of articles for the Houston Chronicle that rocked the world of special education far beyond Continue Reading →
Are you following the investigation in Texas, where unelected state officials devised a system that kept thousands of disabled kids out of special education? This 2004 “monitoring system” is under Continue Reading →
In December 2015, The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a Report that highlighted the role pediatricians have in identifying children who need early intervention (EI) or special education services. Continue Reading →
My child goes to private church school. I believe she has learning disabilities, including dyslexia, so I called the local public school to ask for an evaluation. The school told Continue Reading →
I was told that if a child has excessive absenteeism, he cannot receive special education services. The school is not allowed to evaluate a child who has not had adequate Continue Reading →
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Wrightslaw is live blogging all week. We hope you will join us for Day 4 from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Day 1 Day Continue Reading →
On November 16 2011, a federal judge issued a ruling in D.L. v. District of Columbia, (D.D.C., Civ. No. 05-1437). This is the latest in a series of federal court Continue Reading →
