From the Capitol: Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Suspensions
A new set of reports shows that school discipline disproportionately affects students with disabilities and students of color. The findings, issued last spring by the Discipline Disparities Research-to-Practice Collaborative, found that students with disabilities are...From the Capitol: Record Number of Complaints About Special Education
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received more complaints about disability-related issues from 2009-2011 than ever before. OCR enforces civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, national origin, sex, disability and...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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- The Right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education
- What to Do if You Suspect Your Child has a Disability Impacting Their Education
- Initial Special Education Evaluations and Eligibility
- The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Special Education Placement
- Q&A: What are Extended School Year (ESY) Services?
- Q&A: Dispute Resolution