Reimbursement for special ed at private schools


Posted by Beth Finke on July 1st, 2009

A story on NPR’s All Things Considered explains how a Supreme Court ruling last week makes it easier for parents of special education students to get reimbursed for private school tuition.

The case started in Oregon — the parents of a teenager who was refused special education services at a public high school transferred the student to a private academy …Read More » »

Teenager is second mom to brother with autism


Posted by Beth Finke on September 4th, 2007

Recently, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered featured a story written and recorded by a 17-year-old in New York who helps take care of her younger autistic brother.

Sara Martinez speaks English. Her parents, who are from Mexico, do not. As her family’s bridge to the English-speaking world, Sara takes on a …Read More » »