Education Advocates work to ensure services for students with diverse learning needs by guiding families through the ARD/IEP process, getting results in mediation, or representing clients in due process hearings. They lack legal authority for court representation, focusing on advocacy within the educational framework.
Attorneys offer a dual expertise in education law and litigation. While education advocacy is part of what they do, they also go beyond advocacy, representing families in multi-faceted legal proceedings like due process hearings combined with local, state, and federal lawsuits, seeking court-ordered protection for students' rights.