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9/9/2026

How to prepare for an IEP meeting, and the rights most parents don't know they have

An IEP meeting is the one hour a year when a school's plan for your child gets written down and signed. Parents walk in outnumbered and often unprepared. Here is what the meeting is for, what you are entitled to before it, and how to leave with a plan you can hold the school to.

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Kate Carter

6/12/2026

What Is a 504 Plan and How Is It Different from an IEP?

If your child has been identified as needing support at school, you've probably heard both terms: IEP and 504 plan. They sound similar, they both involve meetings and paperwork and school staff, and they both exist to help students with disabilities access their education. But they are fundamentally different in what they provide, which law governs them, who qualifies, and what happens if the school doesn't follow them. Getting the...

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Kate Carter