Special Education Overview

What are Maryland School Systems Going to do now?

This is the first video in a series about special education. Many parents and families are frustrated over this topic and before we can begin to engage with a school over whether or not a students IEP is being properly implemented or if the student qualifies and under which disability, we should first educate ourselves […]

What Should You Do if You Think Your Child Needs Special Education?

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Special education can be a very complicated issue.  There are multiple facets to special education and before we can discuss any issue, we should be aware of some basic principles.  First and foremost, there is the underlying disability.  This is what will determine if an individual student is eligible for special education services.  I would […]

Accountability Board Can’t meet Deadline

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Today was supposed to be the day when the Accountabilities and Implementation Board (AIB) of the Maryland’s Blueprint for Progress (Formerly known as the Kirwan Commission) would unveil its massive plan on how the newly passed law would be implemented.  The AIB is responsible for the oversight of the whole plan and as such was […]

Maryland’s Public Schools are Losing Students. The question is why

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It is no secret that Maryland’s public schools are losing students.  The question is why.  The Chalkbeat and the Associated Press reported that Public K-12 enrollment from 33 states across the nation dropped by more than 500,000 students, which is 2% since the same time last year.  From 2017 through 2020 Maryland’s K-12 public schools added […]

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