Descriptor
Source
Author
| Olsen, Ken | 2 |
| Bechard, Sue | 1 |
| DeCarme, Judi | 1 |
| Elliott, Stephen N. | 1 |
| Friedebach, Melodie | 1 |
| Glover, Jeanne | 1 |
| Haigh, John | 1 |
| Kennedy, Sarah | 1 |
| Markowitz, Joy | 1 |
| Orkwis, Raymond | 1 |
| Parshall, Lucian | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| ERIC Publications | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Individuals with Disabilities… | 6 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textMarkowitz, Joy – 2002
This report is a brief analysis of the criteria states use to determine if there is a disproportionately high or low number of students from a particular racial/ethnic group receiving special education services, assigned to a disability classification, or placed in an educational environment. Recent information indicates that 29 states have…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Secondary Education
Elliott, Stephen N. – 2000
This guide provides information about the assessment and inclusion of all students in statewide and district assessment programs. In particular, it focuses on tactics for including students with disabilities in assessment to achieve a more complete picture of student learning and educational accountability. It is designed to help Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Olsen, Ken; Bechard, Sue; Kennedy, Sarah; Haigh, John; Parshall, Lucian; Friedebach, Melodie – 1998
This report discusses the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that require states to develop alternate assessments for students with disabilities who cannot participate in large-scale assessment programs. The report also profiles five state alternate assessment practices that have been developed or are emerging and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Educational Legislation
Warlick, Ken; Olsen, Ken – 1999
This paper discusses the new Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 amendments that require states to develop alternate assessments and reviews state practices in Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee. These states were selected because they had either been implementing, were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1998
This report is a brief analysis of survey results from 43 states and 2 non-state jurisdictions regarding the status of their implementation of a new provision in the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that requires each state to establish performance goals and indicators for children with disabilities. The survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Orkwis, Raymond; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2000
This 5-volume directory describes more than 1,000 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
