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Where Do Students with Disabilities Usually Receive Education Services? IDEA Factsheet: #3
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Center for Public Education, 2020
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that schools assist students with disabilities to develop independent living skills and abilities essential to succeed in most of their life's endeavors. According to the law, each student with a disability must have an individualized education program (IEP), and the IEP must address…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
School Practices and Accountability for Students with Disabilities. NCEE 2015-4006
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Harr-Robins, Jenifer; Song, Mengli; Garet, Michael; Danielson, Louis – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
This report presents descriptive findings on school practices in 12 states for schools explicitly held accountable for the performance of the students with disabilities (SWD) subgroup. The study found that, when surveyed in 2011, elementary schools accountable for the SWD subgroup were 15.8 percentage-points more likely than never-accountable…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Inclusion, Federal Legislation
Disproportionality: A Look at Special Education and Race in the Commonwealth. Education Research Brief
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Deninger, Matthew – Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2008
African Americans account for approximately 12.4 percent of the United States population. They also account for approximately 79 percent of the players in the National Basketball Association. On average, African American and Hispanic students are found eligible for special education services at higher rates than their populations would suggest,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Federal Legislation, Disproportionate Representation, Politics of Education
"To Assure the Free Appropriate Public Education of All Handicapped Children." Second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
The document is the third in a series of reports on progress in implementing P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Six chapters each address a particular question regarding implementation. Chapter 1 investigates the numbers and types of handicapped children being provided special education and related services, and examines…
Descriptors: Administration, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities
1978 Elementary and Secondary Schools Civil Rights Survey; Analysis of Selected Civil Rights Issues. Volume I, Reports on Ranked Districts for the Nation.
Killalea Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1978
This report is drawn from a 1978-79 survey of 6,069 school districts in 50 States regarding their compliance with Federal desegregation and equal education laws. The following areas are considered: (1) pupils identified as requiring special education services but not currently enrolled; (2) State summaries of unserved students in special…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Civil Rights Legislation, Classroom Desegregation, Compliance (Legal)
Section 619 Profile. Eighth Edition.
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deFosset, Shelley; Carlin, Michael – 1997
Information on the implementation of services for preschool children with special needs and their families is presented, based on current or previous surveys of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and eight outlying jurisdictions. The information is presented in tabular form and is organized into nine sections related to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention