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Ewoldt, Kathy B.; Dieterich, Cynthia A.; Brady, Kevin P. – NASSP Bulletin, 2020
Despite increasing animal prevalence in public spaces, few districts have proactively developed policies to integrate assistance, therapy, service, and emotional support animals that are both legally sound and support the needs of individual students. Federal legislation defines a variety of animals that could accompany students, but only those…
Descriptors: Animals, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy
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Wray, Mike; Houghton, Ann-Marie – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
Since 1995 the UK higher education sector has been required to implement national disability related legislation. This paper reports on a study which explored the role that policies play in influencing how staff support disabled students. In particular the extent to which staff in HE behave in similar ways to those described as street level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Educational Policy
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Turnbull, Ann; Turnbull, Rud – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this article is to respond to the perspectives of Agran and colleagues concerning barriers to general education placement for students with significant support needs from an "on the ground" lens of participation in mediations and due process hearings, as well as conversations with parental inclusion advocates throughout…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Barriers
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Turnbull, Rud; Stowe, Matthew J. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This article describes a 12-step model that can be used for policy analysis. The model encompasses policy development, implementation, and evaluation; takes into account structural foundations of policy; addresses both legal formalism and legal realism; demonstrates contextual sensitivity; and addresses application issues and different…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Policy Analysis, Models
Carter, Kimberly F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Pioneering legislation such as Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997, and the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 have increased attention to the needs of individuals with disabilities. These regulations require that public programs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Civil Rights Legislation, Students with Disabilities
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Danforth, Scot – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
Over the past two decades, the percentage of American students with disabilities educated in general classrooms with their nondisabled peers has risen by approximately 50%. This gradual but steady policy shift has been driven by two distinct narratives of organisational change. The social justice narrative espouses principles of equality and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Disabilities, Inclusion, Educational Policy
Executive Office of the President, 2016
Schools should be safe, nurturing, and welcoming environments for all students. Frequently, exclusionary school discipline practices, which remove students from the classroom--even for minor infractions of school rules--through suspension or expulsion, prevent students from participating fully in their education. Suspensions, expulsions, and other…
Descriptors: School Safety, Discipline Policy, Suspension, Expulsion
Jennings, Jack – Harvard Education Press, 2015
April 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has provided the foundation of federal education policy in the United States. In "Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools," longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines the evolution of federal education…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy
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Kiarie, Mary W. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2014
In terms of the number of students served and the overall quality of special education services provided, it is clear that special education has, from its early beginnings in the late seventeenth century, advanced at various rates in the different countries of the world. Data from the United States Department of Education (2007) indicates that 12%…
Descriptors: Role, Educational Policy, Special Education, Disabilities
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Yoo, Joan P.; Palley, Elizabeth – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
This article examines the development of South Korean special education policy and suggests that different strategies of policy diffusion influenced the design of the policy at different times. Historically, South Korea relied on external pressures and influences, particularly US law and UN guidelines, to develop much of its human rights law,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Virginia Department of Education, 2015
The Virginia Board of Education's "Student Conduct Policy Guidelines" were first developed in 1994 in response to action by the 1993 General Assembly requiring the Virginia Board of Education to establish such guidelines. In 2004, the "Guidelines" underwent a major revision in response to requirements of § 22.1-279.6. of the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Discipline Policy, School Policy, State Policy
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Dickerson, Sean L. – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2014
The spread of zero tolerance policies for school-based scenarios flourished under President William J. Clinton who wanted to close a loophole in the Guns-Free School Zones Act of 1990. Expansion in the coverage of zero tolerance policy to offenses outside the initial scope of weapon and drug offenses has led to a disproportional ratio of African…
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, Educational Environment, Educational Legislation, Weapons
Romanick, Roxane – Exceptional Parent, 2008
In late 2005, individuals from across the country traveled to attend the national Office of Special Education Conference on Early Childhood in Washington, DC. Connected by networking at the conference, a group of parents with children with special needs left committed to collaboratively formulate a plan to create a family-centered and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Disabilities, Toddlers
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Moriarity, L.; Dew, K. – Disability & Society, 2011
The involvement of persons with disabilities in formal decision-making processes is thought to have a range of benefits. However, research suggests that participatory processes may fail to match normative ideals. This study examines the participation of persons with disabilities in the development of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Burke, Lisa A.; Friedl, John; Rigler, Michelle – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), which became effective at the beginning of 2009, is poised to have potentially wide-reaching implications for higher education. The article reviews the recent amendments to the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990), summarizes the relevant Supreme Court cases that have…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disabilities, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services
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