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Answers more than 200 frequently asked questions & introduces key legal issues
Outlines your rights & responsibilities and explains the law in plain language you can understand
Provides the reference source of information, the law, regulation, [...]

The implementing federal special education regulations for IDEA 2004 became effective in October 2006. Additional regulations were published in December 2008.
In June 2009, OSEP published a revised series of question and answer (Q&A) documents prepared by OSERS to address some of the most important issues raised by requests for clarification on a variety of [...]

If you plan to move or change schools, you need to get reliable information about the schools you are considering.
These websites will help:
Great Schools at http://www.greatschools.net/
School Matters at http://www.schoolmatters.com/

My daughter, 19, has Down syndrome. The district wants to keep her in high school. I do not feel it is appropriate. I have signed her up at a community college, paid for the courses and for a support person.
I need the district to do some evaluations (assistive technology, vocational, etc.) to [...]

I have a son in the 11th grade who has had an I.E.P since the 6th grade for ADD. He is currently doing well in a modified class.
His Intervention Specialist told him that he cannot make any higher than a 2.0 grade point average in this type of class. She also suggested that he no [...]

You asked: “Do students need to be out of the resource room by 9th grade in order to go to college?” I’m confused about this question.
A “resource room” is simply a classroom where kids with disabilities get specialized instruction to meet their unique needs, delivered (hopefully) by teachers who are trained in research based methods. [...]

Gina-Marie writes -
Help! My son with LD and an IEP is graduating from high school and I understand he will lose his IEP. Will he have a 504 now and who will do it? What colleges are best for kids with learning disabilities?
Gina-Marie: Thanks for writing. I’m posting your comment because at this time [...]