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COVID-19 is Changing the Way Related Services are Provided
A Look At School Obligations During COVID-19 School Closures and Creative Solutions For Providing Related Services COVID-19 has thrown society into uncertainty.
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FMLA Leave: Attending Your Child’s IEP Meeting Could be Qualified For Leave
Parents of children with disabilities invest heavily in their children, both in terms of time and resources. A recent opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor…
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Education Law
When Performing IEP Progress Monitoring: Part THREE
Types of Assessments There are a number of different ways that schools measure and report student progress-standardized assessments, results of state-wide assessments, mastery tests…
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Education Law
Where To Find Information About Your Child’s Progress in the IEP: Part Two
This article is the second in a series regarding student educational progress. The next posted article will focus on types of assessments and the limitations of curriculum based measurements in…
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Education Law
Is Your Child Making Progress on the IEP?
The IEP is a multi-page document that contains a significant amount of information about your child and the school’s plan for ensuring that he/she makes meaningful educational …
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Education Law
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion On Special Education Legal Standard
On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District regarding the appropriate level of educational benefit that school…
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Education Law
Supreme Court to Hear Transgender School Bathroom Rights Case in March
The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights on March 28, 2017.
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Education Law
Update: Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (United States Supreme Court case)
The United States Supreme Court held oral argument on this important special education case on January 11, 2017. The case involves a child, Drew, who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…
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Education Law
What Is The Meaning Of Educational Benefit Under The IDEA?
In May 2016, the United States Supreme Court asked the U.S. Solicitor General’s office to provide information and an opinion on whether the Court should review a case concerning the level of…
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