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Recent Articles
The Language of IEPs and 504s: The Problem with “Engage”
Teachers will engage with student to ensure student understands and accurately records all assignments in student’s planner.
Now imagine attending an IEP meeting at which this goal is being discussed. You push for more details, but the staff member helming the meeting insists that engage means the following:
“It’s not that they’re waiting for to come to them. They’re going to engage with .”
What could go wrong?
Virginia’s Noncompliance Continues; U.S. Dept. of Ed. Issues New Findings Documenting State’s Failures
What Is A Transition Plan?
Transition plans are exactly what they sound like. They help students prepare for their transition from high school to whatever comes next in their lives.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Suit Against Maine for Unnecessarily Segregating Children Who Have Disabilities
DOJ claims “Maine administers its behavioral health service system for children in a manner that gives the families and guardians of these children no meaningful choice other than institutions.” The result is hundreds of children segregated from their communities, “miss the chance to wake up in their own beds, to develop bonds with family and friends, and to go to school with their siblings and peers.”
Students with Disabilities Arrested and Referred to Police at More Than Double the Rate of Students without Disabilities
