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Transitioning into the adult sphere can be a tricky venture under the best circumstances, and even more so for individuals with a disability. Covid-19 has abruptly transformed the landscape of transition for such individuals even further. As such, starting early and...
Senior Judge Charles S. Haight issued a landmark ruling on June 10, 2020 in the case of A.R. v. Connecticut State Board of Education. The ruling threw out Connecticut law providing that students with disabilities would age out of special education services on June 30...
By Andrew Feinstein The young man is alone. He has no friends. He has been expelled from school. He has no relation with his family: they are dead or at least dead to him. He has been told all his life that he is a bad person. He now believes it. He hates himself....
Gov. Dannel Malloy has proposed massive changes in education funding and the legislature is beginning to work on his proposals. While it is extremely unlikely that the governor's radical proposals will be adopted, the legislature needs to correct the irrational...
Judge Moukawsher issued a monumental ruling yesterday in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding v. Rell. Based on an extensive trial that ran from January through June, the judge determined that Connecticut's system of funding education was irrational...
By Andrew Feinstein Jonathan is a bright young man, raised by a loving couple in an affluent suburban neighborhood. He always was easily distractible and rather high strung, but not so severely so as to undermine his high B/low A average. Yet, when he entered high...
I appreciate the opportunity to be included in this excellent panel. I commend Kathie Gabrielson for her work and creativity in putting this together. Two trends have converged to make today’s topic timely and critical. First, we have seen a significant increase in...
Chairman Slossberg, Chairman Boucher, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Lavielle and members of the Committee, I am pleased to be able to present my opinion to this committee on various bills subject to hearing today before this Committee. I am an attorney in...
Attorney Andrew A. Feinstein testified before the Committee on Insurance and Real Estate regarding S.B. 542, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Special Education Predictable Cost Cooperative, dated February 21, 2017. You can read the testimony here: Testimony on SB...
created a letter to the Connecticut General Assembly's Education Committee dated January 30, 2017. You can read the text here: Letter to Education Committee January 30, 2017