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This article discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning a special education case from Maryland, Schaffer v. Weast, as of January 2006. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires states, through local districts, to identify and evaluate disabled children. Once a disabled child is identified, the school district assembles a team to develop an individualized education program appropriate to meet the child's needs. The law gives parents a direct role in developing programs.

Reports on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's 2004 School's Conference on the development of No Child Left Behind law of the U.S. Department of Education in Baltimore, Maryland. Letter-writing campaign of the participants to their Congressional representatives on the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; Highlights of the conference; Key topics during the session.