ANGELA FARMER Free and appropriate public education, commonly referred to as FAPE, is a guarantee to students under IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. While these acronyms are standard fare in the dialog of educators, they are terms which often require additional explanation for others within the stakeholder community. Most recently, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a child with special needs in a case whereby there was disagreement between the school and the family regarding the level of support the child was receiving. The March 22, 2017, edition of “All Things Considered” on NPR details the case, explaining how the Court ruled 8-0 for the child, focusing on a district’s obligation to give students with disabilities the opportunity to make “appropriately ambitious” progress in a school setting. The Constitution of the United States gives the responsibility of educating its citizens to individual states.