If you’re trying to figure out what IEP testing your child actually needs, you’re not alone. Parents ask me all the time: ...

Requesting evaluations is the first and most important step in the IEP process. Put it in writing, be specific, and keep a copy for your records. That one letter starts the clock and puts the ...

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See what it takes to convince an AI writing detector that AI-generated text was written by a human.

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Rick Pearson has been the Tribune’s chief political reporter since 1998, after joining the paper a decade earlier as a state government correspondent. He’s covered Illinois and national politics for ...