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Specialeducation Law Blog

http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/

A fresh look at rapidly growing area of special education law. Jim Gerl is a frequent speaker on special ed law topics. He has presented at many national and regional conferences, given interviews in various publications and he has consulted with a number of state education agencies.

• Added on: Aug 22nd, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: jim gerl
• Listed in: Law & Legal Education
• Tags: school disability law special education special education law fape

Recent Posts

• New Poll - What Would You Change About IDEA

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 07:56 in education, congress, special education, reauthorization, special education law, gerl, comparative law, individual with disabilities education act

  As many of you know, I am collecting your ideas for changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act when it comes up for reauthorization by the Congress. To further celebrate this quest we have launched a new poll as to this question. As...

• Happy Thanksgiving

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 20:06

  Please have a happy Thanksgiving. This is a time to count our blessings and to be thankful. It is one of my favorite holidays. As you may have noticed, I'm taking some time off from the blog this week to spend time with my family. In the meantime...

• Breaking News: I Get to Interview the Assistant Secretary of Education Dr. Alexa Posny

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:37

  I am very pleased and honored to announce that I have been selected to interview the Assistant Secretary of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Dr. Alexa Posny. My interview with the new OSERS Secretary in a couple weeks was ...

• More on Standards of Care for Disability Categories- a Responsible Opposing Viewpoint

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 12:53 in education, disability, law, special education, Principal, category, special education law, gerl

  We have some great readers. Hers is just one example: I ran a post a few days back on the recommendations for changes to IDEA by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. You can view that post here. They had some good ideas, I fel...

• Charter Schools & Special Education: Part II

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 13:23 in law, special education, charter school, lea, special education law, gerl, procedural safeguards, compensatory education

  This is the second in a series of posts on charter schools inspired by the excellent, recent law review article by my friend professor Mark Weber. You can read the first post in this series here. Professor Weber's article may be found here.The numb...

• Service Dog Wins Lawsuit; Illinois Court Rules

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 10:40 in dog, disabled, law, special education, Illinois, service dog, special education law, gerl, service animals

  A court in Douglas County, Illinois has ruled that Kaleb Drew, a first grader with autism can have his service dog attend classes with him. The final injunction was issued by the trial court last week. Here is the news story from radio station WGIL...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Melinda Roberts Tyler

This is an important blog--with meaningful information that can better the lives of children and better the field of education. This blog has also been recognized as the 2008 Winner of the best education blog and that is a well deserved honor.

Bravo!

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