The Basics of Battling Bullies
On May 24 2016, an amended complaint was filed against the New York City Department of Education ("DOE") for failing to do enough to...
A Step Forward or a Step Back?: New Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
The New York State Board of Regents passed certain revisions to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education yesterday, June 13,...
Twice Exceptional?
Twice exceptional, sometimes known as "2e," refers to intellectually gifted children who have one or more disabilities. In addition to...
529 Able Accounts
Parents of children with disabilities should be very excited about the debut of this new tax-free savings account. This will be a great...
What the Heck is Educational Benefit???!!!
Parents often ask me how much progress their children with disabilities are "expected" to make for Districts to be compliant with FAPE...
Dealing with Disciplinary Issues in School
Code of Student Conduct There is an important issue that is coming up more and more in schools today. This is the issue of school...
“Common Core Standards"
Expect to hear about this a lot over the next year. What are they? They are a new set of national education standards in math and English...
Summer Homework
So the days are getting longer, the kids are down to their last “precious” days of school. Time to relax and not have to think about...
Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Children with Special Needs (and their parents)
As we all know, Hurricane Sandy has had such an impact on people's lives: loss of power, water, heat, etc ... for days on end and with no...
The Official Launch of the SpecialEdLegalInfo Blog
A Compromise You Can Both Live With Parents of struggling children often find themselves at odds with their mates. Frequently one is...
