July, 1999 issue
Fixing Special Ed, Part 4:CCSD asked for special-ed audit then attempted to hide results
Remarkably, LAUSD’s current Independent Monitor, Dr. David Rostetter, who figured prominently in Part Three of this series, also has had a significant history with Nevada — specifically, with the Clark...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 1:Supremes’ decision on special-ed sets higher standards for care
If you’re the parent of a child with a disability, a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last March may have genuinely brightened your day. Alternatively, if you’re a...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 2: New, higher special-ed costs looming for State of Nevada
Today the effective legal standard for the education and services that Nevada public schools must provide special-needs children is significantly higher than it was just 11 months ago. That’s because...
Fixing Special Ed, Conclusion
It is increasingly clear that mankind is only beginning to understand how different we human beings — as individuals — actually are. A 2002 study by UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 3:School systems have circumvented federal special-ed law for decades
If you’ve ever doubted that special-needs families face grudging resistance and outright lawbreaking in America’s school districts, David Rostetter can quickly destroy any illusions you may have. Since May 2014...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 5:2001: CCSD, State of Nevada lose precedent-setting Amanda J. case
One of the most startling revelations about how Clark County School District had been treating — or mistreating — special-needs families surfaced in 2001. That was when a four-year-old lawsuit...
Digging into Question Three
Confused about Question 3? That makes about 3 million of us. Even among the politically informed, what may result from the passing of Question 3 seems unclear. Is it the...
‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 8
Behind Nevada’s special-ed difficulties, as well as those of every state in the union, is a real, broader problem It’s a difficulty, unfortunately, with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education...
‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 7
Over a decade ago, attorneys representing the small boy abused in the Preschooler II case suggested to the Clark County School District a way it could prevent similar problems in...