Author: Alexis Jamin

What can Title I funds be used for: elementary students in a small group, one speaking with a headset while a teacher listens

What Can Title I Funds Be Used For? A District Leader’s Guide

What Title I funds can pay for, what they cannot, how schoolwide and targeted assistance programs differ, and how Title I works with Title III for ELs.
Middle school student writing in his planner, an organization support a 504 plan can include, in a U.S. classroom

504 Plan: Who Qualifies, How to Get One, Example and Rights

A 504 plan explained for school teams and families: eligibility, evaluation, an example ADHD plan, accommodations, Texas rules and Texas v. Kennedy.
Students at a small-group table in a U.S. elementary classroom, where IEP vs 504 supports can differ for each child

IEP vs 504: Key Differences, How Teams Decide and Examples

How an IEP and a 504 plan differ under IDEA and Section 504, how teams decide, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety and diabetes cases, and moving between plans.
Preschoolers with and without disabilities building a block tower together on a classroom rug, an inclusive early childhood special education setting

Early Childhood Special Education: IDEA Rules for Ages 3 to 5

How IDEA Part B serves children ages 3 to 5: section 619 grants, the move from early intervention, developmental delay, settings, outcomes and data.
Students using a switch and picture cards with a teacher during a Dynamic Learning Maps testlet

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM): States, Essential Elements and Testlets

What Dynamic Learning Maps is, which states use it in 2026-27, Essential Elements, testlets and Kite, training, released testlets and score reports.
Fourth grader following a printed book while listening to the audio version, one of the common dyslexia accommodations in the classroom

Dyslexia Accommodations: Classroom, Testing, IEP and 504 Guide

Dyslexia accommodations by area, dysgraphia and dyscalculia supports, IEP or 504 plan, state test rules and how to check that an accommodation works.
High school students working in pairs in a New Jersey classroom served under the New Jersey special education code

New Jersey Special Education Code: A Guide to N.J.A.C. 6A:14

What N.J.A.C. 6A:14 contains, where to read it, its readoption and latest amendments, key timelines, PRISE and the 2025 law on annual IEP meetings.
Middle school students working together while a parent meets a teacher about Ohio procedural safeguards

Ohio Procedural Safeguards: Parent Rights Guide, ETR and Disputes

Find Ohio's 2025 Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education, see when districts must give it, the ETR and IEP timelines and how disputes work.
Fifth grader working on a hands-on task with an outside examiner during an independent educational evaluation

Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE): Rights, Timelines and Costs

How an independent educational evaluation works: who pays, how districts must respond, criteria and cost limits, state timelines and a sample letter.
Elementary students reading together while a parent meets a teacher about Michigan procedural safeguards

Michigan Procedural Safeguards: MDE Notice, MARSE and Disputes

Find the MDE procedural safeguards notice, see when Michigan districts must give it, the MARSE school-day timelines and how disputes are resolved.