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We’ve had such a great response to the Wrightslaw Conference and so much fantastic support from the business community that we’ve decided to add a special BONUS to this conference for FREE!!!! FREE March 11th Pre-Conference Friday Night “Experts Sessions” We’ve gathered some of the top experts in this state to share their expertise on [...]
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Just A Reminder … That the Conference isn’t until March 12, 2011 but tickets are selling quickly now …. so don’t miss out on the Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Early Bird Tickets! The early birds are grabbing up the tickets to the Wrightslaw conference. We did a slow roll out yesterday just to [...]
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Two years ago we did a Wrightslaw Special Education Law Conference and it was an overwhelming success. Five hundred parents and professionals attended for a day full of information, strategies and explanations. In the months that followed we were overwhelmed with stories of parents that were able to get help for their children that had [...]
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As a special “thank you” to all of our friends and in honor of Autism Awareness Month (and oddly enough Stress Awareness Month – coincidence that these two are both in the same month?) we are offering the following My Great Kid – Help My Kid Giveaway What are we giving away …….
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We’ve had the good fortune to have special education attorney Wayne Steedman provide us with high quality, professional answers to complicated special education law questions (IEP, ESY, LRE, AYP, MET, NCLB … if all these letters are leaving you feeling l-o-s-t, check out our “Special Education Terms” section of the Education tab) on our show [...]
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We had the great honor on October 25th of last year to interview Peter Wright from Wrightslaw. Pete is a pioneer in the area of Special Education Law and truly one of the ultimate child advocates in this country. We had the joy of being able to host a Wrightslaw conference in 2008 and were [...]
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“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.” def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com; A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be [...]
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Genocide seem like a strong word to use? You may not think so after reading the full story.
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“Can a child have an IEP for speech and a 504 for academic interventions?” There is nothing in the law that says a child with a disability should have an IEP for some needs and a 504 plan for others. It’s confusing, it’s more work, and it’s unnecessary. A school that does not understand the [...]
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When you have a disagreement between the teachers and the school psychologist about whether a child qualifies for services, you must consider the real question that needs to be answered. “Does the child have a disability that adversely affects educational performance?” If the answer to the question is “yes,” then the child is eligible under [...]
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In July, US DOE reported that only thirteen states met their own “self-imposed” requirements for educating children with disabilities. Not very promising, but a slight improvement from 2007 when only nine states met their requirements. IDEA 2004 established a requirement that all states develop and submit a State Performance Plan (SPP) to the U.S. Department [...]
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VA Parents: Remind Governor Kaine that parents aren’t asking for more or new rights but only that existing rights and protections not be taken away. Please ask the Governor to return the regulations back to VDOE and to reinstate all current rights and protections that have been eliminated from the regs. “Ask the Governor” Today, [...]
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Thanks to your support of the Wrightslaw Way we are developing creative solutions to problems by getting advice and information from others. Here’s our new page – Community Helpline: Ask or Answer a Question Here You’ll find it on the sidebar under Helpful Information. If you would like to ask the Community a question, or [...]
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My son is three. He is very aggressive. He is not cognitively delayed, seems bright, knows his alphabet, can count, is learning to recognize letters and numbers by sight. He does fine with the school curriculum, learns the songs, participates in conversations with his classmates, is attentive during circle time. We are considering placing him [...]
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A special education teacher asked a question about a student’s right to confidentiality after being disciplined by the school. It is a good example of how changing the facts in a particular situation can give you a clearer perspective on the issue. “…a child with disabilities was a victim of bullies. How much is too [...]
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