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M. Stoehr; M. Diehl; M. Morningstar; D. Rowe; B. K. Simmons; C. Fowler; D. Lattin; J. Vicchio; E. Wall – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative, 2024
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: the Collaborative (NTACT:C) Collaborative Assessment Guide for Transition Planning (CAG) is intended to help students, family members, educators, vocational rehabilitation counselors, human services and health agency staff, and other partners develop a coordinated assessment approach for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Susan Larson Etscheidt; David Hernandez-Saca; Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides – Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2024
Despite extensive transition provisions in the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the post-school outcomes for students with disabilities continue to be disappointing. The IDEA designated those transition provisions as priority targets for federal and state compliance monitoring to assure that schools are attaining the goal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education
Mitchell L. Yell; M. Renee Bradley – Exceptionality, 2024
In 1974, the Education for all Handicapped Protection Act was signed into law by President Gerald Ford. This law which was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990, established a federal entitlement to special education for eligible students with disabilities. In 1982 and again in 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Amanda N. Johnston; Meghan M. Burke – Exceptionality, 2024
High quality family-professional partnerships promote the personal, social, and academic growth of students with disabilities. However, due to systemic barriers, such partnerships can be difficult, especially for families from low-resourced communities. Using the Sunshine Model, the purpose of this systematic literature review was to characterize…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Barriers, Family School Relationship
James Coviello; Reva Mathieu-Sher – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2025
The U.S. law governing special education, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), requires that students with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). However, given the interpretive latitude within the law and the wide discrepancy in how this law is applied,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Leadership Role, Inclusion, Educational Policy
Perry A. Zirkel; Mitchell L. Yell – Exceptional Children, 2024
The central obligation under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act is to provide each eligible student with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). In "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1" (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court revised the prior substantive standard for determining FAPE that the court had developed in…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Court Litigation, Equal Education
Daniel P. Hallahan – Exceptionality, 2024
Special education stands at a pivotal juncture, confronting both existential challenges and transformational opportunities. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is not upholding its mandate of promoting the Individualized Education Program (IEP). I underscore the centrality of the IEP in the…
Descriptors: Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Critical Race Theory
Nielsen-Pheiffer, Christiana Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) entitles students who qualify for special education services to a free and appropriate education (FAPE) across all public education settings, including juvenile justice (JJ) facilities. JJ facilities have disproportionately higher rates of students with disabilities, who tend to experience…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, Students with Disabilities
Leslie Ann Bross; Stephanie L. Craig – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can be applied to a variety of instructional contexts and activities, and individualized education program (IEP) meetings are one such context. The primary principle of the framework is to provide teachers with guidelines for designing and implementing instruction that can be adapted to meet the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Principles, Meetings
Chase, Alan Anthony – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: This study examined potential legal precedent set by holdings in administrative due process hearings where instruction in the expanded core curriculum (ECC) for school-age children was decided. Methods: This study used an analogical reasoning approach. This legal research method includes examining the rule of law, presenting cases…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Court Litigation, Individualized Education Programs, State Legislation
Kristina Rios; Molly Buren – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2025
Early intervention (EI) plays a crucial role in supporting infants and toddlers with developmental needs and helping families understand how to meet their child's needs. However, once a child reaches the age of three, these services come to an end and families must transition to school services. Surprisingly, there is a lack of research focusing…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Intervention, School Transition, Parent School Relationship
Kathryn M. Burke; Jennifer A. Kurth; Karrie A. Shogren; Mayumi Hagiwara; Sheida K. Raley; Andrea L. Ruppar – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, individualized education program (IEP) annual goals are required to enable students with disabilities to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum and to address other educational needs. This study reports findings from a content analysis of the annual goals in 88…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
Lisa N. Butterworth; Miranda L. Denham; Linda L. Hestenes – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
Disproportionality and inequity exist in the special education services that U.S. children receive based on factors such as race, geographic location, and resources of the school system. Overrepresentation and underrepresentation are both prevalent issues and can vary by region or school district and are likely due to multiple factors. Although…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Critical Race Theory
John W. McKenna; Michael Solis; Justin Garwood; Melissa Parenti – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2024
Students in the United States who receive special education services are entitled to receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that provides an appropriate level of benefit. Although IEP content is informed by policy mandates and practice recommendations, research has yet to investigate the degree to which school practice is in alignment.…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics
Sihan Wu; Angela Tuttle Prince; Samantha Kraft; Sheyenne Smith – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2024
Despite the long-term negative outcomes associated with restraining and secluding students, these practices are frequently used in schools, with disproportionate use on students with disabilities. Based on recent guidance from the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, misusing these practices violates student rights under the Americans…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Discipline, Positive Behavior Supports, Students with Disabilities