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Category Archives: Special Education
Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part I
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the first 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 in … Continue reading
McMechen: Speed Trap!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia OK so here in West Virginia, we are having a natural gas rush created by the Legislature’s recent approval of the removal of natural resources from the Marcellus … Continue reading
Posted in due process, Education Law, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Marcellus Formation, Special Education, special education law, speed trap
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McMechen: Speed Trap!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia OK so here in West Virginia, we are having a natural gas rush created by the Legislature’s recent approval of the removal of natural resources from the Marcellus … Continue reading
Posted in due process, Education Law, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law, speed trap
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US report on testing accommodations
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. In November the US Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a report entitled “Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students’ Rights to Testing Accommodations” of a study it performed at the behest of representatives … Continue reading
Posted in LD, News, policy, Public policy, Research, Special Education, The press
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DOE Sends Annual IDEA Report to Congress
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia Last month the United States Department of Education sent its annual report on the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act to Congress. Because of the slow movement in all … Continue reading
Accommodations on Standardized Tests: GAO Study Finds No Strategic Enforcement by DOJ
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by biologycorner via Flickr I’ll admit that I may have a bias against standardized tests, I don’t like them much.I prefer essay tests where one can expound a bit. In … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaAs the year turns, it’s time for reflection and resolutions.So think back upon last year and get ready for the new one, and most importantly chew the black-eyed peas … Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, Legal Information, New Year, Special Education, special education law
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U. Washington professor of practice
From ischwartz over on SpedPro. The College of Education at the University of Washington (UW) seeks a “professor of practice” to lead programs that prepare and support educational leaders at school and district level, in support of powerful, equitable student … Continue reading
Posted in assistant professor, associate professor, News, Positions in higher ed, professor, Special Education, teacher education
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Merry Christmas Everybody: Dreamin’ of a White X-box; Lawyers, HOs & Reindeer!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia I was giving some thought to my Christmas message. I will be spending the next ten days or so with my family, so I thought a big message … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, education, Education Law, Gerl, law, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law
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