E168

The Power of Parent Advocacy

From A Special Education Teacher, Administrator and Lawyer walk into a bar....all you ever wanted to know about special education · Hosted by Robin Fabiano

2026-10-09·2212

Episode summary

In this episode of A Special Education Teacher, Administrator and Lawyer walk into a bar....all you ever wanted to know about special education: Listen in as Robin and Abby discuss the role of parent advocacy in the Team decision making process. Sparked by an editorial in The 74 titled: Why Access to Special Education Depends Too Much on Parents, Robin and Abby unpack the dynamics that race, class and English language facility can have on outcomes for students. If you are interested in reading the original article it is linked here: The 74 from 9/20/26 Editorial: Erica Richards.

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Listen in as Robin and Abby discuss the role of parent advocacy in the Team decision making process. Sparked by an editorial in The 74 titled: Why Access to Special Education Depends Too Much on Parents, Robin and Abby unpack the dynamics that race, class and English language facility can have on outcomes for students. If you are interested in reading the original article it is linked here: The 74 from 9/20/26 Editorial: Erica Richards. Happy Listening! Please tell us how you found us by…