Tag: IEP

So, What Did I Learn Today At The Grandson’s Second IEP? That None Of Us Need To Accept Edu-babble.

June 8, 2023

by Skip

You can’t manage what you can’t measure” – especially if you don’t know what the measurements are measuring. For years, TMEW and I have had to deal with IEPs – Individual Education Plans. For some kiddos, it is for academic reasons (some of which are beyond their control). Others, it’s because of behavioral issues. For … Read more

PARENTS of Children With IEP’s: Some Important Information

April 8, 2022April 7, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

We Have Always Heard That Public Schools Have to Accept Every Student. It’s a Lie. And My Daughter Is Proof.

September 21, 2021

by Op-Ed

In the spring of 2020, at my daughter’s annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting, the Timberlane School District proposed that my daughter receive parts of her education in their learning center/ resource room. As an equal decision-making member of my daughter’s education plan, I was not in agreement with the IEP Team proposal.

Iron Triangles Do Exist In NH – More so Than Ever in Education

April 22, 2021

by Steve MacDonald

The Iron Triangle, House of Cards, and the Burden of Proof In United States politics, the “iron triangle” comprises the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups, as described in 1981 by Gordon Adams.

Meeting Our Obligation to Vulnerable Students

August 20, 2020

by Op-Ed

March 15, 2020, is a date that many will remember for the rest of their lives. That is the day Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #1, “Temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school districts.”

students classroom (no masks) kids teacher Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Why YOU should Support HB 1232 And Restore Parental Rights

April 19, 2022February 12, 2020

by Op-Ed

HB 1232 would restore parental rights. It shifts the burden of proof in due process hearings regarding special education placement on the school district or public agency, not the parents. Why is this important?

ICYMI: “F— Private and Religious Schools” – Rep. Tamara Le (D-North Hampton)

November 3, 2019

Democrat Representative Tamara Meyer Le (Rockingham-31, North Hampton) went on a tirade against private and religious schools, claiming “f— private and religious schools.”