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“Education consultant Rich Weinfeld served as the expert witness for a 2e student in a case involving the appropriateness of the student’s IEP and whether the local school district should Continue Reading →
Update: March 19, 2018 from the Texas Tribune. “The TEA released the 42-page draft strategic plan Monday, a couple of months after a 15-month federal investigation concluded Texas had not Continue Reading →
In 2016, investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal broke a story in Texas and wrote a series of articles for the Houston Chronicle that rocked the world of special education far beyond Continue Reading →
December 2017: Department Issues New Q&A on Free Appropriate Public Education following Supreme Court Decision. The U.S. Department of Education released a question-and-answer document supporting the unanimous March 2017 U.S. Continue Reading →
Our doctor has recommended that my daughter, on an IEP, be gluten and dairy free. The school is giving me a hard time, though I know they are providing a Continue Reading →
(Posted on Pete Wright’s Facebook page, January 29, 2017). I think it’s likely that Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit will be nominated as the next Justice on the Continue Reading →
Are you following the investigation in Texas, where unelected state officials devised a system that kept thousands of disabled kids out of special education? This 2004 “monitoring system” is under Continue Reading →
“My child is 14. When I requested a transition plan and transition services, the IEP team said they don’t have to provide transition services until he is 16. Is this Continue Reading →
IDEA outlines procedural safeguards to protect children and allow their parents to be equal participants. The problem is little or no enforcement of the IDEA. This has allowed school district Continue Reading →
New guidance on the rights of students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities. Students with disabilities, like all students, must be provided the opportunity to fully participate in our public Continue Reading →