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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Overview of Special Education in California 4 weeks ago
A few months back the Legislative Analyst’s Office wrote a 28 page primer entitled, “An overview of Special Education in California.” While it is meant to be an introduction to Special Education in the State of […] -
Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Reverse the Effects of Sequestration on Special Ed: Congress says No Way 1 month, 3 weeks ago
In case you have not watched the nightly news in the last few months you might not have realized that sequestration began on March 1, 2013. You may not even know what sequestration is but if your child has an […] -
Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, New Regulations for Parental Consent for the Use of Public Benefits 2 months ago
Tomorrow is March 18th and that means there are new regulations related to parental consent for the use of public benefits or insurance to pay for services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Using Prior Written Notice as a tool 2 months, 1 week ago
How many parents attended IEP’s recently where you requested changes to your child’s IEP only to be met with resistance and ultimately the School District refused to make the change. This happens often and many […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Least Restrictive Environment (Legal, Judicial and Practical meaning) 2 months, 1 week ago
The term Least Restrictive Environment is thrown around a lot in special education but what does it really mean.
There is the legal definition which states:
“In General. To the maximum extent appropriate, […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Top Ten Common Mistakes Made at an IEP 2 months, 4 weeks ago
10. Discussing placement before everything else has been established (i.e. needs, present level of performance, goals, etc);9. Going alone to the meeting and not bringing support. Support could be your […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, I Carry Your Heart With Me 2 months, 4 weeks ago
With Valentine’s Day upon us I thought it was important for me to try and explain the love I have for my family. My life changed 18 years ago when I met my wife and again almost 11 year ago when I had my son. […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Love is Never Off the Table 3 months, 2 weeks ago
As I was perusing the Los Angeles Times website this morning I came across the L.A. Affairs column which chronicles romance and relationships. Normally, I would just move on but the first paragraph caught my […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, I Have a Dream for Special Education 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Special Education in America has come very far in the 30 plus years since the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed. The problem is somewhere along the way the spirit of the law and the practice […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Send Em’ To The Principal’s Office! 4 months, 1 week ago
When I was in elementary school, I had a bit of a tough time of it. From first to third grade I spent an inordinate amount of time in the principal’s office, the punitive measure of choice at my elementary […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, The Trickle Down Economics of Never Fully Funding Special Education 4 months, 1 week ago
The Government: The foundation of today’s special education law was passed in 1975 and enacted in 1977. This was Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EHA). This law […] -
Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Top Ten Most Viewed Special Education Advisor Guest Articles for 2012 4 months, 4 weeks ago
The following is a list of the most viewed special education advisor guest articles from 2012. Thank you to all of the guest authors that have submitted articles to Special Education Advisor in 2012. The quality […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, First Quarter 2012 OSEP Policy Documents on the Education of Children with Disabilities 5 months, 1 week ago
As I have mentioned many times in the past the Federal Register is a goldmine of information when it comes to understanding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Section 607 of IDEA requires […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Twas the Night Before an IEP 5 months, 1 week ago
Twas the night before an IEP meeting, when all through the house, every creature was stirring and running about. The assessments were filed in a notebook with care, in the hope that we’d get a one on one […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Helping to Ensure Equal Access to Education 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Recently, the Office of Civil Rights submitted a report to the President on Helping to Ensure Equal Access to Education. This 76 page report is nothing short of shocking and shows we have a very long way to go on […] -
Doug Goldberg commented on the post, Transition to Middle School 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi Ruth,
The SD gave in and let us into the new K-8 span school. There are only 150 middle school kids and as first semester is ending he received an award for having above a 3.5 GPA. It’s been a lot of […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision: IEE reimbursement 5 months, 3 weeks ago
A School District in Alabama decided it was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to try to invalidate a Parent’s right to an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense that has been […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Audio Recording an IEP 6 months, 1 week ago
At least once a week I am asked if parents are allowed to audio record an IEP. Most people think the automatic answer is yes but in reality the answer is maybe. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act […]
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Doug Goldberg commented on the post, Coulter defense of her use of the R-word reveals her true colors 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey greg,
The ads on the side are from google adsense. Basically, if you are seeing an ad for Ann Coulter it means you have been on her website, the website downloaded a cookie, and google adsense now thinks […]
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Doug Goldberg wrote a new post, Looking Back at the First Autism Diagnosis 6 months, 3 weeks ago
In October 2010, The Atlantic Published an article entitled, “Autism’s First Child.” This article chronicled the first documented case of Autism in medical literature dating back to 1943. However, this […]
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