Category: IDEA Compliance

Elementary student calming down in an open classroom reading corner, a prevention strategy that reduces restraint and seclusion in schools

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools: Laws, Data and Training

Restraint and seclusion in K-12 schools: definitions, the latest federal data, guidance status, seven state laws, incident steps and staff training.
Fourth grader using an audiobook in a general education classroom, one of the supports a free appropriate public education can include

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE): Definition and Standards

What free appropriate public education means under IDEA and Section 504: entitlement, the Endrew F. standard, private placements and denied FAPE.
Middle school students with and without disabilities building a model together, the inclusive education the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): A Complete Guide

What the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires: Parts A to D, history since 1975, six principles, 504 and ADA, and the 2026 federal changes.
Fourth-grade students working together in math while a school psychologist observes for a functional behavior assessment

Functional Behavior Assessment: Steps, Example and Consent Rules

When an FBA is required, whether it needs consent, how to conduct one step by step, and an original example with an ABC table and hypothesis.
Middle school students walking down a hallway while a father meets a counselor about Virginia procedural safeguards

Virginia Procedural Safeguards: VDOE Notice, Timing and Disputes

Where to download the VDOE procedural safeguards notice, when Virginia divisions must give it, the state rules on consent and how disputes are resolved.
Kindergartner naming picture cards with her teacher during an early reading check of the kind required by dyslexia screening laws

Dyslexia Screening Laws: State Requirements and Approved Screeners

How many states require dyslexia screening, what 10 state laws require, screeners on official state lists and how screening differs from evaluation.
Teacher handing a procedural safeguards booklet to a mother and her son at a case conference meeting in an Indiana middle school

Indiana Procedural Safeguards: IDOE Notice, Article 7 and Disputes

Find the 2025 IDOE Notice of Procedural Safeguards, see when Indiana schools must give it, Article 7 timelines and how disputes are resolved.
Special education coordinator pointing to a NOREP form while a father reads it at a school office table

NOREP in Special Education: Pennsylvania’s Prior Written Notice

Pennsylvania's NOREP explained for districts: when it is due, its sections, parent options, Chapter 14 timelines, ODR and an example entry.