Balancing acts: Dispute resolution in the U.S. and English special education law.

Compares special ed. law in US and England.  States that the lack of legal representation for low-income parents during dispute resolution affects the fairness of the process, and that parents that don’t have legal advice during mediation are more likely to pursue a due process hearing.  Those that don’t may leave the mediation feeling dissatisfied with the settlement, believing that it does not really meet their child’s needs.