Seclusion and Restraint: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Child
The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights recently released the results of the 2015-16 Civil Rights Data Collection. Civil...
2017: The Year in Review for Special Education
Happy New Year everyone! Looking back, Special Education has been in the news a lot over the past twelve months; particularly here in...
Endrew F. Decision Eliminates "Merely more than De Minimis" Standard
In an 8-0 decision handed down this morning, the Supreme Court struck down the Tenth Circuit's application of the "merely more than de...
The "Mess" in Texas Special Education Part 2: Where Are We Now?
Thanks to some poor decisions at both the state and local level, students with disabilities in Texas find themselves under-identified,...
The "Mess" in Texas Special Education Part 1: How Did We Get Here?
Last week, representatives from the US DOE's Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Texas Education...
High School and ADHD: A Toxic Relationship
A 2011 study published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology found that, compared to their non-ADHD peers, high school students...
Reviewing the FIE: A Crash Course in Assessments, Acronyms and the Bell Curve
The Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE) report is arguably the most important element in the Special Education process. It is central to...
The 411 on the IEP
I'm sure you are familiar with the old parental lament, "If only kids came with an instruction manual!" Wishful thinking, right? Or is...
Is Your Child's IEP Ready to Go Back to School?
Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the kids to go back to school. As a parent, this usually means some last minute shopping...
Parent Advocate: Checking YOUR Baggage at the Door
When we first become parents, we cannot help but reflect on our own childhood. It is, after all, our only real frame of reference. We...
