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Category Archives: hearing
The Special Education Hearing Business is Booming
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia The special education due process hearing business is booming. Maybe it is counter-cyclical, but I’m getting a lot of hearings. Right now I have at least one hearing … Continue reading
Posted in dispute resolution, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, Legal Information, Mediation, Special Education, special education law
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My Powers Are Beyond Your Comprehension – A Belated Footnote
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by LostCarPark via Flickr As you know from previous posts, I have an expansive view of the powers of the administrative hearing officer. Although other give us little respect, I … Continue reading
Posted in authority, due process, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law
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Procedural Safeguards The series – Part XI
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by KeithBurtis via FlickrThis is the eleventh installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a lot … Continue reading
Posted in disabilities, due process, Education Law, hearing, hearing officer, IDEA, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law
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Timelines in Special Ed Hearings
Image via WikipediaOne question about special ed hearings that I get a lot is: when is the hearing officer decision to be issued? There is much confusion surrounding this, thanks in large part to some very confusing federal regulations. The timeline… Continue reading
Posted in deadline, decision, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, regulations, Special Education, special education law, timelines
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CADRE Report On the Number of Special Ed Cases: Post Script
Image via WikipediaI know. You’re probably thinking, oh no, not more fun with numbers. But I must…Last week we provided our readers with an exclusive scoop on the CADRE report. Well, it wasn’t exclusive, CADRE had already released the document pub… Continue reading
Posted in Data, dispute resolution, education, Gerl, hearing, law, Mediation, resolution session, Special Education, special education law
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CADRE Report on Numbers of Special Ed Cases over Five Year Period: Fun with Numbers
View Larger MapThe Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education, more affectionately referred to as CADRE, does a number of great things. One of which is to keep track of all of the mediations, due process hearings and state comp… Continue reading
Posted in CADRE, Data, due process, Gerl, Hawaii, hearing, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Special Education, Virgin Islands, Washington D.C.
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The Price of Justice: Backdoor Effects of the Recession on Special Education
Maybe I wasn’t looking in the right place. I was expecting that the severe downturn in the economy would cause a movement to permit school districts to argue that expense or cost should be a defense in special education cases. I even ran a poll in th… Continue reading
Posted in California, education, furlough, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, law, procedural safeguards, Special Education, special education law
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