Recovering Expert Witness Fees
ISO Stories about Parents Who Could Not Afford Expert Witnesses for Due Process Without experts, parents and students with disabilities have little chance of success in due process hearings, and Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Wrightslaw
How’s Your Special Ed Vocabulary?
Submit your answers by email to vocab @ wrightslaw.com. You will receive an email with the correct answers. Good luck! (You will need to copy and paste “vocab @ wrightslaw.com” Continue Reading →
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading – from the International Dyslexia Association (Executive Summary) “Reading difficulties are the most common cause of academic failure and underachievement. The NAEP Continue Reading →
Budget Proposal for Education: “Modest Hike” v. “Significant Increase”
“When a local school board member met with President Barack Obama [last] week, he pressed for the federal government to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. Continue Reading →
A Mom Talks with the Director of Special Education
I laughed so hard this made me cry, or did I cry so hard it made me laugh? Do your IEP meetings give you a headache and make you cry? Continue Reading →
March is a Busy Conference Month for Wrightslaw
One month, four states, five Wrightslaw conferences! Join Pete Wright, Esq., in Baton Rouge, LA on March 3, Eureka, CA on March 17, Monterey, CA on March 24 and Norfolk, Continue Reading →
Q & A on ADHD
My child attends private school and demonstrates focus problems, tics, and some hyperactivity. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD by a physician who recommended a psychoeducational evaluation. The public school Continue Reading →
Autism Insurance Reform Initiatives 2011
The issue of insurance covering ABA therapy for children with autism is a big issue for families in many states and for military families moving from state to state. Although Continue Reading →
Don’t Miss Out! Register For The Waldorf, MD Wrightslaw Conference Today
Space is still available for the upcoming Wrightslaw conference in Waldorf, MD. This location is just outside of Washington, DC. Listen to Pete discuss two recent rulings from Maryland’s U.S. Continue Reading →
Tips: 12 Rules for Writing Great Letters
Why? Why am I writing to the school? What am I trying to accomplish? What? What do I want? What are my goals? When you write letters to the school, Continue Reading →
