Jim Gerl, winner of the Best Education Blog and Bloggers Choice Awards, is the author of this mulit-part series discussing procedural safeguards under the federal special education law. In this 7th installment, Jim tackles the topic of facilitating IEPs.Read More...
Special Education Lawyers Blogs
Procedural Safeguards Under the Federal Special Education Law
School Activities & Students with Special Needs
Parents enjoy seeing their children involved in extracurricular activities in school, such as athletics and field trips. School activities have many positive aspects, from learning social skills, to keeping fit. Though, how can school activities be experienced by students with special needs? This recent article by Charles P. Fox, in his Special Education Law Blog, discusses parental guidelines for extracurricular school activities and the special needs student.Read More...
A Career in Special Education
Special Education Guide recently posted an article discussing a career in special education and what one can look forward to once choosing this field of study. The article gives valuable information for those interested in the special education field.Read More...
US Supreme Court Decision on Service Dogs & Special Education
Recently, a Michigan family sued their school district over the barring of a service dog for their disabled daughter from school property. In this article in edweek.org, Mark Walsh discusses the details of the case and the eventual US Supreme Court Decision.Read More...
Is Special Education Teaching Right for You?
SpecialEducationGuide.com is a great online resource for parents as well as educators who want to master the terminology, procedures and best practices in special education. Their blog writers cover everything from early intervention to ISFPs; IEPs and RTI, inclusion, classroom and behavior management.Read More...
Self-Advocacy and Making an Impact on Education Policy
Continuing the mission, NCLD's blog is a valuable public platform for current issues surrounding special education. The mission of NCLD is to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 children and adults nationwide with learning and attention issues—by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools and advocating for equal rights and opportunities. They are working to create a society in which every individual possesses the academic, social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, at work and in life.Read More...