Apparently fighting demons isn’t enough. Now we have to do it with great hair, coordinated outfits and a soundtrack. If someone in your house is currently obsessed with the whole ...

Quite often, parents in our online chat group will ask what is the difference between an IEP and a 504. A child is struggling, supports aren’t working, and parents are told that a 504 plan might be ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

If you’re trying to figure out what IEP testing your child actually needs, you’re not alone. Parents ask me all the time: What IEP evaluations should I request? How do I know if the school’s IEP ...

This question has been coming up more often again, especially in parent forums and advocacy groups. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person schooling wasn’t possible, many schools turned to ...

Linda McMahon lied about schools and transgender students again. And at this point, I’m done pretending this is just sloppy wording. On August 24, McMahon said: “After the Biden administration allowed ...

You know what gets forgotten in the pumpkin-spice chaos of November? Veterans Day. It’s stuck awkwardly between Halloween sugar crashes and pre-Thanksgiving shopping lists, and somehow always sneaks ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

Fall is one of the easiest times of year to put together a sensory bin. There are leaves, apples, pumpkins, acorns and all kinds of inexpensive fall-themed items practically everywhere. And by ...

If you think your child might need an IEP, the very first step is requesting evaluations. And here’s the part schools don’t always emphasize: you don’t ask for an IEP, you ask for evaluations. That ...

Advocating for your child shouldn’t feel like you’re drowning in a sea of confusing charts and numbers. Yet, for so many parents, the IEP progress monitoring reports they receive feel overwhelming.

When your child struggles with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, or executive functioning, the simple act of taking notes in class can become overwhelming. However, note-taking is an essential academic ...