When the IEP Team Meets

INformation Hub Accurate and updated information as of July 2021In Spanish | En español   This article describes how the IEP meeting is scheduled, who comes, and the special factors […]

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June 28, 2022

Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Practices in Early Learning Settings

INformation Hub On December 10, 2014, Secretaries Burwell (HHS) and Duncan (DOE) announced the release of a policy statement on expulsion and suspension practices in early learning settings. Exclusionary discipline […]

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June 24, 2022

Parents’ Guide to Student Success

INformation Hub From the National PTA, the Parents’ Guide to Student Success (in English and Spanish) was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics that more […]

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Orphanages, Training Schools, Reform Schools and Now This?

INformation Hub Children with disabilities are disproportionately placed in the juvenile justice system, receive inadequate treatment, and are denied educational opportunities, the National Disability Rights Network asserts in this report, […]

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Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare

INformation Hub Do you have questions about eligibility or coverage in these programs? Find the answers to these questions and more about Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) here: www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip/getting-medicaid-chip. […]

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Requesting Mediation

INformation Hub From our series of model letters…because sometimesyou need to communicate with the schoolabout your child’s education. Current as of October 2019En español | In Spanish There are times when […]

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Other Health Impairment

INformation Hub En español | In Spanish See fact sheets on other disabilities “Other Health Impairment” is one of the 14 categories of disability listed in our nation’s special education law, the […]

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Questions Often Asked by Parents about Special Education Services

INformation Hub En español | In Spanish Read This PublicationIf You Want to Know… How to have your child evaluated (at no cost to you) to see why he or […]

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Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing

INformation Hub Introduction to the Art of Writing LettersUpdated, March 2017 En español | In Spanish Table of Contents Introduction Background information Letter writing: General suggestions Links to the individual […]

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Training Curriculum on Part B of IDEA 2004

INformation Hub Building the Legacy | Construyendo el Legado Updated, 2020 The Building the Legacy / Construyendo el Legado training curriculum is intended to help all those involved with children with disabilities […]

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June 23, 2022

Know Your Rights in Charter Schools

INformation Hub On December 28, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at U.S. Department of Education released a set of […]

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Key Terms to Know in Special Education

INformation Hub En español | In Spanish Special education is full of terms that people constantly use in writing and in conversation, and it’s important to know what those terms […]

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