Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015

If you want to know about exciting new developments in special education law, "Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015" will help you stay up-to-date. This unique book includes:

• All decisions in IDEA cases by Courts of Appeals between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015

• All "Dear Colleague" Policy and Guidance letters published by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) in 2015

• Verdicts in jury trials and multi-million dollar settlements in teacher abuse cases

• Discrimination cases initiated and settled by the Department of Justice

• Background and pleadings in a Section 504/ADAA case about a child who needed her service dog at school - a case that may be decided by the Supreme Court later this year

• Emerging issues and trends in special education law and how the law is evolving

• Tutorial on how to use Google Scholar to find cases about specific legal issues

"Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015" includes a Table of Decisions with the date, court, synopsis of legal issues, outcome, and prevailing party in the cases. The Table of Decisions includes a summary in which the Court's words are used to describe the legal issues and rulings in the case. Each case also includes a link to the full text of the decision.

"Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015" is an invaluable resource for parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys. You will refer to this book again and again.