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 Texas. Unfortunately, most of the news has not been good. On the bright side, public awareness of the challenges facing students with disabilities and their families is at an all-time high. Hopefully, this will drive positive systemic change in the coming year which will lead to brighter futures for all of our kids. In the meantime, here are 1
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 minimis" standard when assessing whether a child with a disability has been provided a Free Appropriate Public Education under the IDEA. "It cannot be right that the IDEA generally contemplates grade-level advancement for children with disabilities who are fully integrated in the regular classroom, but is satisfied with barely more than de min
