Conference Season Starts in October!
Take the time and check out our October conference schedule – Join Pat Howey in Boulder, CO on October 2 for an Emotions to Advocacy Training. Join Pete Wright in Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Wrightslaw
I Don’t Get It – My Son Has 3 Classrooms, but Only Needs to Hear in One?
My child has a cochlear implant. His IEP states that the school will provide a sound field system in his primary educational classroom. This year in 6th grade, they move Continue Reading →
From Emotions To Advocacy Conference Coming to Boulder, Colorado
Join Paralegal and Advocate, Pat Howey in beautiful Boulder, Colorado for a Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy Training. Wrightslaw programs are not disability specific. For additional details and to register Continue Reading →
Setting High Expectations and a Strong Work Ethic
Setting high expectations and a strong work ethic is really important for the success of our students with special educational needs. Ann Marie understood the importance of keeping the standard Continue Reading →
Help Provide Computers, Software & Lockers for People with Disabilities
Help us support the Lewis B. Puller Center by voting in the Pepsi Refresh Project. The Center hopes to provide computers, software & lockers for people with disabilities. Wrightslaw has Continue Reading →
School Police: Good Idea? Bad Idea?
Bringing police into public schools is a trend that exploded in the 1990s, after high-profile school shooting incidents at Columbine and Jonesboro. When a reader asked a question about school Continue Reading →
Siblings May Recover Damages for School’s Failure to Provide FAPE
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that parents of two siblings with autism may seek monetary damages for the school’s failure to provide Continue Reading →
Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Students Safe
In their article, Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Children Safe, Tricia and Calvin Luker, from Our Children Left Behind, provide a summary of the provisions passed by the House Continue Reading →
Advocacy Power – More Parents Leading the Way
We receive wonderful stories about parents who have become seasoned and powerful advocates for their children. Now these parents are paying it forward by providing advice and information to others, Continue Reading →
Parent/School Relationship: Marriage Without the Possibility of Divorce
In our training programs, we tell parents, “Unless you are prepared to remove your child from public school forever, you need to view your relationship with the school as a Continue Reading →
