The Mississippi Department of Education's Procedure Manuals for Special Education are available online. They were written by a group of people that included parents and are fairly easy to read and…
Last week we shared with you that on April 30, the State of Mississippi published its remedial plan to address the issues identified in the mental health lawsuit. We also shared…
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9. We hope it is a sweet and wonderful day for all the moms reading this, but we also know it can be a day…
It can be confusing to know what your and your child's rights are when your child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and is being disciplined at school. There are…
In 2016, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Mississippi, alleging that Mississippi fails to provide enough of the right kinds of support for people…
This week, two of our leadership training participants—Jackie Easley and Haley Pridmore—join Joy Hogge, Henry Moore, and Coreaner Price from Families as Allies to discuss their experience from the leadership…
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week is next week. We encourage you to explore these resources and information from the National Federation of Families. The theme of this year's script is Flip…
Guest blog by Stacey Spiehler, President-elect, Families as Allies Board When we’re pregnant with our children, we have hopes, expectations, dreams, whatever they may be called. An entire sector of…
The Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) of the Mississippi Department of Education meets by Zoom this Wednesday, April 28, at 10 a.m. You can attend the meeting by phone or online.…
by Joy Hogge This past October the world lost an amazing, charming, larger-than-life advocate and icon when the much-beloved founder of Families as Allies, Tessie Schweitzer, passed away far too…