Building an effective parent-school relationship works both ways. Navigating the confusing world of special education and the IEP process is difficult and stressful. Positive collaboration by all players is in Continue Reading →
Help! School is starting. I want to make sure I have done my homework so this year is better than last year. Parents and kids are anxious about return to Continue Reading →
We’re taking a look back this week to see which posts have been getting the most traffic in the last several months on the Wrightslaw Way Blog. Find the topics Continue Reading →
What a great ISEA Class of 2017 – after happy hour and dinner, they were in class sessions and discussion late into the night. And yet, up bright and early Continue Reading →
To be a successful advocate you must: gather facts and information educate yourself about the local school district and state academic standards read special education laws, regulations, and cases to Continue Reading →
Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Continue Reading →
“The Virginia Beach … school district serves 10,000 children with disabilities, boasting of ‘the best transition programs in the country’ for military kids and enjoying hundreds of thousands of dollars Continue Reading →
Students with disabilities are presently suspended at much higher rates than other students in school districts across Texas and nationwide. In 2014, Jim Comstock-Galagan, Executive Director of the former Southern Continue Reading →
The William & Mary Law School Institute of Special Education Advocacy 2017 is presenting a five-day training program in special education advocacy. 22 sessions on applicable laws, ethics, best practices Continue Reading →
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities is now accepting applications for the next session of Partners in Policymaking. The ’17-’18 class will consist of seven two-day sessions beginning September Continue Reading →