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- Adverse Consequences of Not Knowing the LawFebruary 2, 2012, 3:39 pm- The results of an independent evaluation show that our son had dyslexia and dysgraphia. We asked the district to evaluate our son as well, and they refused. We left the district for a private placement, never having an evaluation done. Is there no law a district must follow about an outside, independent evaluation? I guess [...]
- Who Doesn’t Love Data?January 30, 2012, 4:12 pm- What does the “achievement gap” look like from state to state? Want the data on “highly qualified teachers” in your state? How are students with disabilities doing on state tests in Idaho versus Ohio? If you love data you’ll want to check out these cool data tools from Ed Data Express – an interactive web [...]
- 2012 Youth Achievement Award – Smart Kids with LDJanuary 26, 2012, 3:23 pm- There is still time to apply! Smart Kids with LD – Youth Achievement Award. This $1,000 award recognizes the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD. It will be given to a student 19 or younger who has demonstrated initiative, talent and determination resulting in a notable accomplishment in any field—including [...]
- New! Parent Resources: Reports & RegulationsJanuary 23, 2012, 3:43 pm- Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies (2011) from the Office of Safe and Healthy Students (formerly OSDFS) This report reviews states’ bullying laws and model bullying policies and school districts’ bullying policies. As of April 2011, 46 states had bullying laws, 45 of which directed school districts to adopt bullying policies. Forty-one states had [...]
- D.L. v. District of Columbia – Child Find Class Action CaseJanuary 19, 2012, 1:00 pm- 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 decisions that found serious deficiencies in the District of Columbia’s special education programs. Judge Royce C. Lamberth held that the District of Columbia failed to [...]
- School Resistance to Parent Letters of Request for EvaluationsJanuary 16, 2012, 1:00 pm- I submitted a written request for an evaluation that included my parental consent for the eval. They would not accept my letter of request including a statement of written parental consent as “legal consent”. I received this response from the director of spec. ed. “As you may know, the IDEA contains certain requirements related to [...]
- Automatic Services for Children with Autism – What are the Hard & Fast Rules?January 12, 2012, 1:00 pm- My son has autism and the district says they are reducing services and changing him from an IEP to a 504 for Aspergers. I believe they are trying to move him off a plan entirely. He has difficulty with organization and is headed to middle school with a rotating schedule that drops a period each [...]
- First Public Wrightslaw Conference of the New Year!January 10, 2012, 2:52 pm- Join national expert Pete Wright, Esq. on February 23, 2012 for this One Day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy training in Akron, OH. This is the first scheduled public Wrightslaw conference offered in 2012. Early Bird ends January 23, 2012. Don’t miss out on the savings! The University of Akron School of Law is [...]
- What Can Parents Do if They Can’t Hire an Attorney?January 9, 2012, 1:00 pm- Our son is 15 and is repeating 9th grade. He has learning disabilities and has an IEP. We did not think he was making progress in his special education program, so we had him evaluated by an independent psychologist. The psychologist compared his current test scores with his scores on earlier evaluations. We were distressed [...]
- School Change Must Come from Outside by Arlene AckermanJanuary 5, 2012, 1:00 pm- Access to a quality education is the civil rights battle of our generation…Real reform will never come from within the system because too many powers that be (the teachers’ union, politicians, consultants, vendors, etc.) have a vested interested in maintaining the status quo that is failing our children… Meaningful education reform must be forced upon [...]
