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OSEP issues memo to states re: using RTI (SRBI) to delay initial evaluations - Feb 01, 2011 5:12:8 PM
Is my child eligible for special education? - Apr 02, 2011 3:18:38 PM
Extended School Year: Why and When? - Apr 30, 2011 6:43:39 PM
Independent educational evaluations paid for by the school district - May 01, 2011 2:15:22 AM
My child needs more services, but the principal said no. - Aug 19, 2011 4:36:38 PM
Pandora's Organization Tips - Sep 04, 2011 7:3:13 PM
SRBI - Connecticut is getting this wrong - Oct 06, 2011 2:26:46 PM
Who Should Bear Burden of Proof in Due Process Hearings? - Nov 27, 2011 5:10:56 PM
The special education director says there is only one day the PPT can meet. Can the district do that? - Dec 20, 2011 3:43:17 AM
Tape record your meetings. - Jan 06, 2012 11:19:42 PM
5 Tips for Navigating Special Education (Part I) - Jan 10, 2012 1:24:2 PM
"Scream Rooms" - CT Attorneys and Advocates File OCR Complaint Against Middletown Public Schools - Jan 14, 2012 3:35:38 AM
The difference between a Scream Room and a Time Out - Jan 25, 2012 3:12:46 PM
The Office for Civil Rights opens investigation of Middletown's scream rooms - Jan 31, 2012 12:58:41 AM
5 More Tips for Navigating Special Education - Feb 28, 2012 2:6:25 PM
Proposed bill to collect data on the use of CT scream rooms. . . - Mar 11, 2012 7:20:19 PM
Scream room update: CT law misaligned with U.S. Department of Education's 15 Principals - May 20, 2012 7:41:38 PM
Districts may not limit the parents' rights to an independent educational evaluation - Jun 01, 2012 3:8:16 PM
So what can happen when a parent requests an independent educational evaluation? - Nov 13, 2012 8:50:30 PM
Transitioning from Birth To Three to Special Education: A Defect In the System - Apr 21, 2013 4:2:2 PM
My district says I can't observe my child's program. . . can they do that? - May 28, 2014 1:50:37 AM
The Office of the Child Advocate's report on Adam Lanza tells a heartbreaking story. - Nov 28, 2014 5:52:0 PM
Good news for children with dyslexia. And really, all students. And teachers. - Aug 13, 2015 6:30:2 PM
The principal said that my child's paraprofessional cannot attend the PPT? Is that true? - Aug 20, 2015 12:23:20 PM
New CT Guidance on Independent Educational Evaluations! - Aug 30, 2015 12:20:30 AM
New CT Law Prohibits Expelling or Suspending Students in Grades PK-2. - Sep 11, 2015 12:34:16 PM
Controversy around CT's new restraint and seclusion law - Sep 29, 2015 3:51:43 PM
Can a service or support that is available to all students go into the IEP? - Feb 13, 2016 10:1:4 PM
How much progress is "appropriate?" Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. - Feb 18, 2016 1:4:18 AM
Connecticut hearing decisions 2016-present - who went, who won, who decided? - Aug 17, 2019 8:57:16 PM
School is closed because of COVID-19 (coronavirus). So now what? - Mar 14, 2020 9:33:14 PM
ACTION ALERT - Attack on IDEA may end up in COVID-19 stimulus bill - Mar 19, 2020 6:8:39 PM
ACTION ALERT 2 - So what have you done for me lately? - Mar 20, 2020 3:36:52 PM
IDEA under attack because of provision in CARES Act - Apr 04, 2020 10:16:48 PM
CARES Act report from the Secretary of Education is here! - Apr 27, 2020 11:0:2 PM
New state guidance on PPTs, evaluations, and more - what works and doesn't work for children - Apr 30, 2020 7:22:31 PM
Compensatory services related to COVID-19. . . don't assume this is automatic. - May 02, 2020 2:21:51 PM
State issues guidance regarding Extended School Year services (ESY) for summer programming - May 22, 2020 2:40:24 PM
Connecticut to extend transition services until age 22! - Jun 23, 2020 4:28:12 PM