The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 led to unprecedented shifts in American education. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, children across the United States were primarily educated in brick-and-mortar school buildings, with only 0.6% of the over 50 million students in the country attending fully virtual schools (National Center…

Social justice leadership in high-poverty urban schools is complex. Principals experience a range of feelings and emotions while practicing social justice leadership with implications on their leadership. This article presents a qualitative case study of an elementary school principal in an urban setting and how she led to create a more inclusive…

Identification of children for special education and related services is governed by federal and state education law, specifically the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA was reauthorized in 2004 and the attendant regulations were published in 2006. The reauthorization includes several significant changes, most notably about…