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Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...early in your special education journey:...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...educational rights under federal...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...governing special education....governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets...(2017), requires education "reasonably...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...charters handle special education....handle special education. Maybe a school...same federal special education law...federal special education law that applies...Disabilities Education Act), and it...appropriate public education. Charter schools...Understanding your rights and knowing...governance, but special education isn't...but special education isn't one of...appropriate public education (FAPE) to students...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The IEP Process from Start to Finish: A First-Time Parent's Guide
...refers your child for a special education evaluation....your child for a special education evaluation. That someone...principal or director of special education with a clear...or director of special education with a clear statement...requesting an evaluation for special education services. The...evaluation for special education services. The school...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...your third-grader with moderate hearing loss was placed in the general education classroom without an FM system, and the teacher keeps forgetting to wear...demand and what's just nice to have. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes specific protections for students who are deaf or hard...
Education > Special Education
How to Find an IEP Advocate or Special Education Attorney
...difference between an educational advocate and...advocate and a special education attorney,...and a special education attorney, and...to find the right help. Three...understand your rights, and share what...legal advice. Educational advocate: A...specializes in special education law...specializes in special education law and IEP...isn't a lawyer. Educational advocates know...
News > Education
What to Do When You Disagree with Your Child's IEP: Your Rights and Options
...enough. The placement isn't right. The goals don't match...lawyer. Neither is true. Special education law under IDEA...Neither is true. Special education law under IDEA includes...option. Understanding Your Rights Under IDEA. Before anything...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) gives parents...protections that include the right to disagree with school...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...with Disabilities Education Act. This is federal...Act. This is federal special education law. It...is federal special education law. It requires...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to students...benefit from their education. 504 Plans are governed...Act. This is civil rights law. It prohibits...can access the same educational opportunities as...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...Individualized Education Program isn't...federal civil right under the...Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA,...specialized education. More than...children receive special education...receive special education services through...understanding your rights as an equal...your child's education team. What...Individualized Education Program is...from their education are entitled...appropriate public education (FAPE). The...
News > Advocacy
How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate: A Complete Guide to Special Needs Advocacy
...your child first receives a diagnosis or enters special education services, the system can feel overwhelming....child first receives a diagnosis or enters special education services, the system can feel overwhelming. You're...about organizing what you know, understanding your rights, and communicating with clarity. The school district...
Legal > Advocacy
When Your Child's School Breaks the Rules: A Parent's Guide to Filing Complaints
...changed. Knowing your rights is one thing. Enforcing...Office for Civil Rights complaint, and Equal...state's department of education when a school district...district has violated special education law or procedure....violated special education law or procedure....procedure. This is the right mechanism when the...parents access to educational records The state...
Education > Special Education
IEP Rights When Your School Cuts Special Education Services
...hearing about special education...about special education layoffs at...child's legal right to a free...appropriate public education under IDEA...Disabilities Education Act is federal...child the right to a free...appropriate public education (FAPE) in...and that right is enforceable....Department of Education laid off nearly...Office of Special Education...of Special Education and Rehabilitative...
Global Insights > Laws
Your Rights When Schools Say No: A Parent's Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution
...to challenge it. You also have the right to examine all educational records...also have the right to examine all educational records related to your child. Request...with a school about your child's special education services: mediation, a resolution...school about your child's special education services: mediation, a resolution...