Special Education Law

A new ruling regarding special education was handed down on Wednesday by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which governs the application of federal law in...

Many of the families we work with face unique challenges as they plan for the future. It is often said that aging out of special education services is like...

This is a longer update—but the issue is critical for all New York City families whose children have an IEP. The short version: As reported today by the New...

The DOE Implementation Unit is not an office many people are familiar with, but our lawyers and paralegals call this office on a daily basis, trying to get...

We are living through unprecedented times in our dealings with the NYC Department of Education.

When parents show up to our offices, it is not unusual to hear that the Department of Education has failed to hold an IEP meeting for their...

Helping you to understand what pendency is and is not.

In tuition reimbursement cases, there is a requirement that parents provide notice to the school district at least ten business days before unilaterally...

In New York City, Related Service Authorization vouchers, or “RSAs,” are given to families when the school district is unable to provide mandated related...

The Supreme Court returned a landmark unanimous (8-0) decision in the case of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District in favor of a special education student.

Diana Gersten and Greg Cangiano attend the 19th annual conference of the Council of Parent...

The ACLU of Michigan published this 3-minute video about this case entitled, “Ehlena and her Wonder: The Americans with Disabilities Act. Last week, the U.S....