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Peer reviewedWade, Phil; Gargiulo, Richard M. – National Forum of Special Education Journal, 1990
The General Concerns Inventory: Least Restrictive Environment was administered to superintendents, special education coordinators, and principals from 60 Alabama school districts. Of 4 factors (social/personal concerns, staff and curriculum concerns, fiscal concerns, and legal concerns), only social/personal concerns discriminated among the 3…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Office of Homeless Children and Youth. – 1989
The Alabama state plan for the education of homeless children and youth is submitted in response to requirements of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The plan consists of an introduction, three main sections, and a timetable for the accomplishment of State objectives. The introduction summarizes the homeless education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkPhillips, Melvina – Principal Leadership, 2004
Practices for improving adolescent literacy--which includes reading, writing, and speaking--are much discussed and debated among secondary school educators and researchers. At Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama, the debate has ended after teachers and administrators implemented several practices that elevated student achievement from…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Middle Schools
