On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued a letter to Congress from Secretary of Education DeVos indicating that she is...

What is compensatory education? Compensatory education is a form of relief that may be granted to a student for the denial of appropriate...

The COVID-19 health crisis has laid bare the technology gap that exists among California's students. With the necessity that many...

On March 17, 2020, the State of California passed law to address issues confronting schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Issues...

Governor Newsom announced last month that California public school campuses will remain closed during the remainder of the school year...

During this dark time, the United States Department of Education recently issued written informal guidance regarding the provision of...

Approximately 725,000 children in California qualify for K-12 special education services. A policy report issued in February 2020 by...

School districts often ask parents to waive special education rights, and sometimes parents choose to waive these rights without any...

An important case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, has provoked a discussion about the appropriateness of private school...

One of the evils Congress sought to remedy with the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Act which was revised and renamed the...

1. A functional behavior assessment (FBA) is a specialized evaluation of a student's behavior. 2. The purpose of the FBA is to determine...

On December 24, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in A.T. v. Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, et...

Lots of wonderful assistive technology tools and apps are available for parents searching for help for their dyslexic child. The...

Such a tragic case. Back in November 2018, staff at the Guiding Hands School, which is a nonpublic school in El Dorado Hills, California,...

Back in 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made available to the public final regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities...

Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Act "IDEA" to ensure that all children with disabilities have access to a free...

"Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me." Fred Rogers Children of undocumented immigrants have a right to be educated...

Disability advocates and former education officials met with Trump administration representatives from the Department of Education last...