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Category Archives: Board of education
Facebook Goes Corporate on Our Special Education Law Group!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia One of the great features of this blog has been the externality that because of the blog, I have been forced into the modern world of social networking. … Continue reading
Posted in Board of education, Education Law, Facebook, Gerl, Legal Information, LinkedIn, Social network, Special Education, special education law, Twitter
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Special Education Law 101 – Part XII Expenses and Attorney’s Fees
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by Oxfam International via Flickr This is another in our ongoing series on the basics of special education law. These posts are meant to be an imtroduction for those new … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney's fee, Board of education, disabilities, Education Law, expense, Gerl, law, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law
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Announcing the Jim Gerl 2011 Special Education Law Tour
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by cseeman via FlickrLast year I had some fun with my special education law tour. As I speak at conferences around the country, I like to let readers know so … Continue reading
Posted in Board of education, Conferences, Education Law, Gerl, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law, tour
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Announcing the Jim Gerl 2011 Special Education Law Tour
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by cseeman via FlickrLast year I had some fun with my special education law tour. As I speak at conferences around the country, I like to let readers know so … Continue reading
Posted in Board of education, Conferences, Education Law, Gerl, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law, tour
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Georgia Public Schools Ban Seclusion & Place Limits on Restraints
Image via WikipediaThe Georgia State Board of Education last week enacted a broad policy on seclusion and restraints in the public schools of the state. The new state rules prohibit seclusion; the use of chemical restraints (like prescription psychoti… Continue reading
Posted in Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Board of education, Georgia, restraints, seclusion, Special Education, special education law, United States House of Representatives
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Digest of Education Statistics 2009 – More Fun with Numbers
Image via WikipediaThe National Center for Education Statistics has released the 2009 edition of its Digest of Education Statistics. If you are interested in education and you enjoy numbers, this is the real deal. You can read the entire 732 page doc… Continue reading
Posted in Board of education, Data, Gerl, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics
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Special Ed Hearing Officer Qualifications – Part IV
Image by Joe Gratz via FlickrLast week we discussed how the new qualifications for special education hearing officers pertain to the education and training of hearing officers. This week I’m going to look at a sample of a bunch of recent court decisi… Continue reading
Posted in Board of education, Gerl, hearing officer, qualifications, Special Education, special education law, Training
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Report: Pittsburgh Schools Identifying Too Many Students as Eligible for Special Education
Image via WikipediaA recent report commissioned by the Pittsburgh Public Schools concludes that it identifies too many students as eligible for special education. The report was conducted by evaluators of the Council of The Great City Schools, an asso… Continue reading