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The article discusses the legacy of the U.S. law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), originally known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975. Topics include the lack of federal funding for IDEA special education provisions, a cultural change in the role of people with disabilities in the U.S., and the funding formula for allocation of federal funds to state special education funding.

The article looks at how the U.S. Supreme Court is to decide whether parents who are not lawyers will be allowed to represent their children in federal court in disputes with school districts over the child's educational placement. The article discusses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The article focuses on a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear a case involving private school placement for children with disabilities. The case questions whether parents should enroll their children in public schools before moving them and seeking reimbursement for private school tuition. The case is similar to the Board of Education of New York City v. Tom F. Parents are permitted by the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to put their children in private schools.