Heather J Hulit

November 29, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Combined with my time as a paralegal, I have worked in public interest law for the last 18 years. As I transition out of public interest work into private practice, I realize how much public interest work has become my identity.

By Heather J. Hulit

7 minute read

July 01, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The benefit of the lawsuit goes only to the children who are the subject of the lawsuits and not to the broader student population.

By Heather J. Hulit

8 minute read

December 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I've spent a lot of time ruminating on my role as an attorney in light of all that I am observing—the disparate impact of COVID-19, the political unrest over elections, the rising up of oppressed people all over the nation.

By Heather J. Hulit

9 minute read

September 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

It has long been recognized that minority students are over-identified as needing special education and, once identified, over-removed from the regular education classroom.

By Heather J. Hulit

8 minute read

March 18, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Compensatory education is by far the most common remedy for children who are denied FAPE. But the way compensatory education is distributed is often rife with delays and unexpected denials so that the compensatory education fund can become merely "monopoly money."

By Heather J. Hulit

10 minute read

June 19, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Not surprisingly, what happens at school has a lot to do with why kids miss school. This is particularly true for students with disabilities and students who are victims of bullying and harassment. Pennsylvania's approach to absenteeism is ineffective for these students, who miss school due to issues at school.

By Heather J. Hulit

9 minute read