Learn more about our valued clients’ experiences, below.
100% of our Educational Advocacy clients have given us five-star reviews. We hope that their experiences help you to make your decision in choosing your advocate. We hope to have the opportunity to support your family’s needs.
“Having Maria as our child’s advocate is hands-down the best investment that we’ve made.”
Testimonials & Reviews
“We cannot recommend Maria Siddons at Laurel Learning highly enough! Before working with her, we felt like we were constantly hitting a wall with our school district and simply not being heard regarding our child's educational needs.
Maria was an absolute game-changer. From day one, she provided immense value by taking the time to truly listen to us. She made sure to fully understand our child’s unique needs and the specific challenges we were facing with the district. She provided a comprehensive analysis of his situation, along with clear IEP recommendations and expert guidance on exactly how to handle our CSE meeting.
Having Maria attend the meeting with us made all the difference. She actively advocated for our child and presented our case in a way that the CSE team finally heard and respected. Her professional presence and deep knowledge showed the district that we are taking our child's education seriously and will not just blindly accept an IEP if we feel it doesn't genuinely meet his needs.
Having Maria as our child's advocate is hands-down the best investment we’ve made and we are already planning to have her join our next upcoming CSE meeting! We just wish she had been available back when our child was in middle school; it likely would have saved us a lot of stress. We are so incredibly thankful that she decided to start a company to help support parents and children through what is so often a challenging experience.
If you are looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable, and effective advocate for your child, Maria is exactly who you want in your corner!”
-Sandra, July 2026
“She helped us understand the process, our rights as parents, and how to advocate for what our child truly needs while keeping the conversation productive and centered around our goals for our child.”
“I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about Maria and the support she has provided our family. Her knowledge of the special education process is incredible, and her guidance has given us a much better understanding of our rights as parents and the confidence to advocate effectively for our child.
Maria thoroughly reviewed our child’s records and IEP documentation, helped us prepare for our CSE meeting, and attended the meeting alongside us as our advocate. She identified important gaps and areas of concern within our child’s records and IEP that we never would have recognized on our own and more importantly, explained why they mattered and how to appropriately address them with the school.
What I appreciated most was how much more confident and prepared we felt walking into the CSE meeting with Maria's guidance. She helped us understand the process, our rights as parents, and how to advocate for what our child truly needs while keeping the conversation productive and centered around our goals for our child.
Maria is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to special education, IEPs, CSE meetings, programming, and parent advocacy. Navigating this process can be incredibly overwhelming when you don't know what you don't know, and having someone like Maria in your corner makes an enormous difference.
We are so thankful for everything she has already done for our family and look forward to continuing to work with her. I would highly recommend Maria and Laurel Learning to any parent who feels overwhelmed, has questions about their child's IEP or services, or simply wants to make sure they fully understand and can confidently participate in the special education process.”
-Christine, September 2026
“Maria was very knowledgeable, supportive, and truly cared about helping our kiddo.”
“We had a great experience working with Maria. She took the time to review my kid's IEP, gave us thoughtful recommendations, and helped me feel much more confident and prepared to advocate for my child's needs. Maria was very knowledgeable, supportive, and truly cared about helping our kiddo. I’m very grateful for her guidance and would highly recommend her!”
-Anna, August 2026
“I cannot begin to express my gratitude for Maria. She is knowledgeable on the law, school polices as an educator and truly passionate. While I hope not to need an advocate again, if I do she will my first call.”
-Amy, July 2026