Laura Jones, LLC

It's been recently reported that OCR at the US DOE will now offer mediation to all complaint filers. Mediation had previously been...

Often times parents wonder what a professional advocate may provide their child. It's a good question to ask any advocate you are...

When things are not quite going well with your child's school, it's a good time to open a discussion with them. It's important to let...

The sex ed question comes with the inevitable permission slip appearance somewhere in the Middle School years. Parents need to be...

Student with reading disabilities require intentional supports and accommodations which create content comprehension for students. This...

US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Also Called OSEP https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/ind...

How the ABC's of IEP's can destroy an educational process The special education process is simply full of acronyms. You get a notice of...

Mid September! What's special about Mid-September? Generally, this is the time to see how things are going at your child's school. A mini...

Often, I am contacted by a parent about their child having behavior problems in school. The problems are wide and ranging, but the...

Heading back to school, it’s important to remember you have the ability to set the groundwork for a great academic year for your child. ...

When a student in special education is struggling, there can be reasons why they are not finding success which relate their disability. ...

Very often, these are the words I hear from a client at the start. Something doesn't seem right, but they are not sure what is wrong. ...

For many families of children with disabilities, things can seemingly "suddenly head south" working together with their childs IEP team...