When your child struggles in the classroom, the alphabet soup of special education services can feel like a maze. You hear terms like 504 plan and IEP thrown around frequently. These sound similar ...

Parents know their child best. And when they notice them struggling in school due to special needs, anxiety or ADHD, it can be heartbreaking and frustrating not knowing where to turn for help. While ...

(WGHP) — FOX8 receives a lot of questions from parents of children with disabilities about their education. In Mommy Matters, Counselor Valerie Jones talks about whether a child needs a 504 Plan or an ...

Each year, a greater percentage of students in California qualify for special education. Last year, about 13% of students in California’s K-12 public schools received individualized services for ...

August, a gifted 5-year-old in Harford County, Maryland, was excited to start kindergarten. His mother, Sara, was excited as well, but she was also concerned. The previous year, August was diagnosed ...

Tracey D. Waldmann joined Raffaele Puppio as of counsel in 2015 with a focus in education law and government services.

Houston Chronicle Live is a virtual event series that peels back the curtains on our newsroom. Readers are invited to join us for VIP interviews, fascinating Q&As and on-the-record discussions on ...

Write a letter requesting an evaluation to see if your ADHD child might benefit from academic accommodations. Example Letter: https://www.uab.edu/adhdparentsupport ...

With all the hub-bub about HB 3586 (more on that here!), you would be excused if you missed that another special education law, passed last year, went into effect this school year. This one is easy to ...

A major standardized test maker is taking steps to make it easier for students with disabilities to access accommodations. The nonprofit ACT, which makes the test of the same name, said it will ...