Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

NJ To Schools: You Can’t Make Parents Promise Not To Sue Before Offering Special Education

After a previous HuffPost report, the state has issued guidance saying such practices are illegal, violating the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and state Department of Education regulations.
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Secretary DeVos Recommends Maintaining Core Parts Of Disability Law Amid Pandemic

Disability rights advocates were concerned that U.S. Secretary of Education was going to attempt to gut the law.
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N.J. Schools Have Been Forcing Students With Disabilities To Promise Not To Sue Before Providing Services

Special education groups are taking issue with waivers from schools — but the districts say they're necessary in this unprecedented time.
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I'm At Home With A Profoundly Disabled Child And I'm Afraid I Can't Meet His Needs

"With schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic, parents of children with disabilities are facing a new set of challenges."
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Why Self-Advocacy Is Essential For You — And Everyone Around You

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Special Education’s Hidden Racial Gap

Across the country, black and Latino children with special needs are far less likely to graduate than their white peers.
By Emmanuel Felton, The Hechinger Report

For Students With Disabilities, Overcoming Low Expectations Can Be Half the Battle

They're capable of the work. School leaders and teachers just don't always believe it.
By Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report

Almost All Students With Disabilities Are Capable Of Graduating. Here's Why They Don't.

Our education system is failing students with special needs.
By Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report

Want Innovation? How About Integrated Equitable Schools?

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To The Parent Who’s About To Enter Their Child’s IEP Meeting

You are your child’s greatest advocate.
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