Better IEP Meetings How Long Does the School Have to Respond to an IEP Meeting Request? What about an Emergency? ByLisa Lightner June 25, 2024September 3, 2026
IDEA and Parental Rights What is a Facilitated IEP Meeting? ByLisa Lightner May 10, 2024November 28, 2024
IDEA and Parental Rights A Parent’s Guide to IEP Mediation (written by an advocate!) ByLisa Lightner May 9, 2024December 2, 2025
IDEA and Parental Rights What is Due Process in Education? (Due Process Hearings in Special Education) ByLisa Lightner May 8, 2024December 2, 2025
IEP and Special Education Knowledge What is the IEP Age Range? When does an IEP end? ByLisa Lightner April 23, 2024November 22, 2024
IEP and Special Education Knowledge When Schools Threaten to Remove IEP or Services: What to Do Next. ByLisa Lightner April 20, 2024May 2, 2026
IDEA and Parental Rights Bullying of Disabled Students: Gebser Letter Sample and Other Tips to Make it Stop ByLisa Lightner April 19, 2024June 3, 2025
IDEA and Parental Rights What to Do When your Child Keeps Getting Sent Home from School for Behaviors ByLisa Lightner April 15, 2024December 2, 2025
Better IEP Meetings Can a Parent Request an IEP Meeting at Any Time? ByLisa Lightner April 8, 2024August 5, 2025
IDEA and Parental Rights Can a Parent Refuse Special Education Services? Can a Student? And What Happens Next? ByLisa Lightner April 6, 2024December 1, 2025
IDEA and Parental Rights What are your IEP Parents Rights? They’re in that booklet no one reads. ByLisa Lightner April 5, 2024February 3, 2026
IEP and Special Education Knowledge Private Schools and IEPs: Are Private Schools Required to Follow an IEP? ByLisa Lightner October 21, 2023September 10, 2025
IDEA and Parental Rights Understanding Retaliation in the IEP Process, and how to fight back. ByLisa Lightner February 14, 2023December 2, 2024
IDEA and Parental Rights A Hearing Officer Shares 6 Tips for Parents Considering Special Education Due Process ByLisa Lightner June 21, 2022December 2, 2024
IDEA and Parental Rights Advocate’s Tip: These Few Short Sentences on your Child’s IEP Could Prevent Suspensions. ByLisa Lightner April 11, 2021December 19, 2024
IDEA and Parental Rights What is IEP Unilateral Placement? ByLisa Lightner March 4, 2020August 3, 2026