How important is in-person instruction to a child’s school success? The coronavirus pandemic is giving unique insights into the process of learning. Even as schools and the community struggle to decide the right way to deal with the threat of illness, new information...
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that universities cannot use race as the determining factor in admissions. In that case, declined students argued that the University of Michigan illegally relied upon race in its admissions process. As evidence, the students...
In May, the University of California Board of Regents voted to drop the SAT/ACT testing requirement for admissions. That policy goes into effect in 2023. However, in the meantime, the regents gave campuses the option of considering SAT and ACT tests as they...
The Education Department’s new rules for how schools should respond to allegations of sexual assault and harassment are slated to take effect next month. The issue is Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which protects the rights of all students at...
In our last post, we talked about the deadlines for getting your child assessed for an individualized education program (IEP). Here are some deadlines associated with reassessments, transfers from out of state during the school year, due process requests and due...
If your child has been referred for a special education assessment, there are certain deadlines that must be met. Here are some of the basic deadlines for activities affecting special education programs in California: Once your child has been referred for an...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, guarantees each child a free and appropriate public education that prepares them for employment, further education and independent living. This is guaranteed for children with disabilities between the ages of...
According to Wikipedia, "gaslighting" refers to when a person or group attempts to sow seeds of doubt in an individual through denial, misdirection, contradiction, or misinformation. This office regularly fields calls from well-meaning parents all over California who...
Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to a basic level of education? The document doesn't directly say so, but the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled that it does guarantee the right to basic literacy. This is because literacy is fundamental to...
The has been and continues to track the almost daily changes to the laws protecting disabled children, special-education students, Regional Center consumers, and IHSS recipients. While the below is guidance and not intended as legal...
