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Aug 24, 2026

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A Free NYC Program Pronounced "Shin." We Had No Idea.

Aug 21, 2026

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10 min read

We Fact-Checked Dozens of IEP Claims With NYC Attorneys

Aug 13, 2026

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15 min read

Special Education Advocates in NYC: Where to Start

Aug 11, 2026

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12 min read

Bus Routes Are Out. Here's What to Check — Updated With New Reporting.

Aug 7, 2026

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9 min read

Counseling the Mayor

Aug 3, 2026

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12 min read

4 Families, 4 Mistakes: What a Supplemental Needs Trust Prevents

Jul 29, 2026

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“This is All That We Can Do for You Now”

Jul 28, 2026

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8 min read

What Is Due Process in Special Education?

Jul 25, 2026

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3 min read

An SRO Decision — and a Lawyer's Take

Jul 24, 2026

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5 min read

Flying With Autism: Making the Sky a Little Friendlier at JFK, LGA, and EWR

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NYC Just Changed the Rules on School Avoidance

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

NYC Just Changed the Rules on School Avoidance

5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know

Jenn Choi

Busing

Sep 2, 2026

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8 min read

Wrong Kid, Wrong Bus, No Show

How One Company Is Testing Fixes for NYC Busing SNAFUs

Brian O'Connor

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News and updated advocate, lawyer, and evaluator directories, plus busing coverage and dozens of NYC sensory-friendly events — all free to join.

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We Fact-Checked Dozens of IEP Claims With NYC Attorneys

Aug 21, 2026

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10 min read

We Fact-Checked Dozens of IEP Claims With NYC Attorneys

Advocates

Aug 13, 2026

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15 min read

Special Education Advocates in NYC: Where to Start

Busing

Bus Routes Are Out. Here's What to Check — Updated With New Reporting.

Aug 11, 2026

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12 min read

Bus Routes Are Out. Here's What to Check — Updated With New Reporting.

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Did You Read About the $911,400 Brooklyn ABA Therapy Bill?

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

Did You Read About the $911,400 Brooklyn ABA Therapy Bill?

How a broken system turns desperate parents into prey

Brian O'Connor

Stories

The Test Said He Was Profoundly Disabled. It Was Wrong.

Jun 27, 2026

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3 min read

The Test Said He Was Profoundly Disabled. It Was Wrong.

Your child is much more than what assessments can capture.

Brian O'Connor

Special Ed Lawyers

Jun 23, 2026

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9 min read

Special Needs Planning Lawyers NYC

Planning for your child’s future if something happens to you

Brian O'Connor

Parent Rights

10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Special Education Lawyer in NYC

May 22, 2026

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12 min read

10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Special Education Lawyer in NYC

What nobody tells you before you sign the retainer

Brian O'Connor

News

Jun 18, 2026

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9 min read

D75 Student Art at the Guggenheim — Plus This Week's News

Brian O'Connor

News

Trump Is Packing the Court That Decides Your Kid's Future

Jul 17, 2026

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7 min read

Trump Is Packing the Court That Decides Your Kid's Future

Hush-hush: He's got 6 of 13 seats on the Second Circuit — one just went to his Stormy Daniels lawyer. (Pictured: Matthew A. Schwartz)

Brian O'Connor

Special Education News & Updates for NYC Parents

Latest Stories

A Free NYC Program Pronounced "Shin." We Had No Idea.

We Fact-Checked Dozens of IEP Claims With NYC Attorneys

Special Education Advocates in NYC: Where to Start

Bus Routes Are Out. Here's What to Check — Updated With New Reporting.

Counseling the Mayor

4 Families, 4 Mistakes: What a Supplemental Needs Trust Prevents

“This is All That We Can Do for You Now”

What Is Due Process in Special Education?

An SRO Decision — and a Lawyer's Take

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NYC Just Changed the Rules on School Avoidance

Wrong Kid, Wrong Bus, No Show

Get Me Some Lighthouse

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What Happened at RFK's Autism Panel August 27

We Fact-Checked Dozens of IEP Claims With NYC Attorneys

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Bus Routes Are Out. Here's What to Check — Updated With New Reporting.

Special Education Blogs

Did You Read About the $911,400 Brooklyn ABA Therapy Bill?

The Test Said He Was Profoundly Disabled. It Was Wrong.

Special Needs Planning Lawyers NYC

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