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More Special Education Disputes Resolved with Alternative Methods

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More than 80% of special education IDEA requests never make it to the hearing stage, according to Philip Moses, the assistant director of the Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education. Instead, a recent analysis found states often use mediation, parent interventions and other methods to repair strained communication between parents and schools.

Proper Planning Is Necessary to Protect Your Child's Settlement

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When your child is born with preventable birth defects due to medical malpractice, or suffers a catastrophic injury which leads to a lifelong disability, the resulting lawsuit can often take years. The end result of this long and arduous process will hopefully be a settlement or jury award which is designed to compensate your child for his injury...The following are several key points to consider before finalizing your child's settlement.

Resolution Meetings: a Guide for Parents

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) and its final Part B Implementing Regulations describe how disagreements about special education services between parents and schools may be resolved.
This guide for families will help readers to have a better understanding of resolution meetings, one of the ways in which special education disputes can be resolved.

Bureau of Indian Education Mediation Manual

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This document was developed by the Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Education. It covers numerous topics including a description of the mediation process and role of the mediator as well as standards that guide the service. The document also includes a variety of forms useful to parents, school, attorneys and mediators.