by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2025 | Courts, February 2025
Paraprofessionals are vital members of many special education teams, providing direct support to students with disabilities. These educational aides assist with a variety of tasks, including helping students complete assignments, supporting behavior management, and...
by Common Ground | Sep 27, 2024 | Courts, September 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined arguments in a case (Pitta v. Medeiros) looking at whether parents have the right to video recordings of meetings with their child’s school district about special education services. The case involves the Massachusetts father of a...
by Common Ground | Nov 4, 2013 | Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two appeals involving how schools treat students in special education. The first case involves a 5 year-old Colorado girl with multiple intellectual and developmental disabilities. The girl’s school used a special...
by Common Ground | Apr 11, 2012 | Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a California school district ordered to provide compensatory tutoring to a teen with learning disabilities. The case, Compton Unified School District v. Addison, involves a tenth-grade student who had failed...
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