Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
2010 in review
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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall...
Department of Education Issues Guidance Targeting...
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Yesterday, October 26th 2010, the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to...
Celebrating 35 Years of the IDEA:The U.S. Department of...
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was originally passed in 1975.
House Passes HR 4247 Keeping All Students Safe Act
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Last week the House of Representatives voted 262 to 153 to pass HR 4247 the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This legislation...
Born to be a Demon
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As a contrast to my most recent post Band Director’s Unilateral Decision Denying Student with a Disability Full...
Band Director's Unilateral Decision Denying Student...
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An Arizona high school student with Down syndrome had an IEP calling for "integration with regular peers as much as possible...
National Center for Learning Disabilities Provides State by...
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities has provided scorecards for every state that includes information on state...
Looking at the Trees in the Forest Grove Decision
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Last week the Supreme Court ruled in Forest Grove v T.A., that the IDEA authorizes reimbursement of private school tuition...
Supreme Court Rules the IDEA Authorizes Private-School...
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Today, by a 6 to 3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in Forest Grove School District v T.A. that the IDEA authorizes tuition...