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• Jun 16 2021 Vanaman German’s Janeen Steel Discusses with NPR, Students’ Struggles with Distance Learning
  • June 16, 2021

  In a story by Cory Turner and Rebecca Klein, NPR describes how families across the country feel after over a year of turmoil in schooling. Many families saw their children cease to progress as services were unavailable during remote learning. IEPs could not be followed appropriately, shunting instruction and therapy into the home. Now, families… Continue reading Vanaman German’s Janeen Steel Discusses with NPR, Students’ Struggles with Distance Learning

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• May 28 2021 EVENT – Consultations at Oxnard Performing Arts Center
  • May 28, 2021

  Join Vanaman German LLP and Learning Rights Law Center at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center this weekend to speak to attorneys and advocates about your family’s needs. Questions regarding COVID 19 and the schools responsibilities? Are you worried that your child is not progressing academically? Does your child misbehave and the school does nothing to… Continue reading EVENT – Consultations at Oxnard Performing Arts Center

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• May 21 2021 What Responsibilities do Schools Have in Reopening?
  • May 21, 2021

  According to the U.S. Department of Education, “Helping schools reopen safely and in ways that support equity among students,” is their top priority.  This Q & A document answers questions about schools’ responsibilities to follow civil rights laws, most notably Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with… Continue reading What Responsibilities do Schools Have in Reopening?

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• May 13 2021 WEBINAR – Schools Are Opening for In-Person Instruction, What Now?
  • May 13, 2021

  Please join Dina Kaplan and Eric Menyuk on May 19 at 6:30 for a discussion of the next steps for students and families as schools begin to return to in-person instruction. Register in advance here.

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• May 04 2021 LAUSD’s Proposed 2021-2022 School Year Calendar
  • May 04, 2021

  After the Los Angeles Unified School District’s proposal to add additional instructional days to the coming school year gained little support from parents and teachers, the district has now scrapped its proposal to provide the extra days. Governor Newsom had pushed for 10 additional days to be added, six for students and an additional four… Continue reading LAUSD’s Proposed 2021-2022 School Year Calendar

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• Apr 15 2021 EVENT – All In for Self Determination!
  • April 15, 2021

  Vanaman German LLP is proud to sponsor and participate in All In for Self Determination! Please join us and other advocates for educational rights in a three day conference from April 16-18. You can register here. We hope to see you at the conference.

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• Mar 31 2021 What Do We Know Now?
  • March 31, 2021

  One year later—one very long year later—what do we know now? We know that students across the nation continue to be affected by COVID-19 related school closures, some more so than others. We know that the majority of students have demonstrated academic regression, more so in math than reading, and even more so among students of color or… Continue reading What Do We Know Now?

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• Mar 30 2021 Preparing in Advance for an IEP Meeting
  • March 30, 2021

  Kelley Coleman, writer and proud special needs mom, discusses her experience with the IEP process. We recently held our second virtual IEP meeting for our son in under a year. He’s a 7-year-old with multiple disabilities at an LAUSD school, with needs ranging from academic to therapeutic to behavioral to medical. And, I actually enjoyed… Continue reading Preparing in Advance for an IEP Meeting

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• Mar 29 2021 The Status of School Reopenings
  • March 29, 2021

  By now, many of you have heard that the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) and the teachers union, UTLA, reached an agreement to reopen schools. Although this sounds like a definitive statement, many of the details have yet to be worked out, and what “reopening” will look like may not be what you envision.… Continue reading The Status of School Reopenings

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• Mar 11 2021 Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center Joins Vanaman German LLP
  • March 11, 2021

  Vanaman German LLP is proud to announce that Janeen Steel, the Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center (LRLC), will join the law firm starting on May 1, 2021. While at LRLC, a non-profit legal services organization that advocates for students with special needs, Ms. Steel oversaw all aspects of the organization’s… Continue reading Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center Joins Vanaman German LLP

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