Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Classification | 9 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 9 |
| Equal Education | 4 |
| Court Litigation | 3 |
| Due Process | 3 |
| Special Education | 3 |
| Content Analysis | 2 |
| Curriculum Development | 2 |
| Definitions | 2 |
| Disabilities | 2 |
| Eligibility | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Adamson, Martin | 1 |
| Herr, Stanley S. | 1 |
| Jacqueline M. Nowicki | 1 |
| Jones, Ramona | 1 |
| Oakes, Jeannie | 1 |
| Smith, Susan G. | 1 |
| Zirkel, Perry A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 9 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| New York (New York) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Individuals with Disabilities… | 2 |
| Americans with Disabilities… | 1 |
| Education for All Handicapped… | 1 |
| Rehabilitation Act 1973… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textJacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The Department of Education (Education) awarded about $6 billion in discretionary grants during fiscal year 2023, with the largest proportion of grant programs administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). These grants are awarded competitively to recipients such as states and school districts. Education sometimes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Agencies, Decision Making, Grantsmanship
Zirkel, Perry A. – American School Board Journal, 2001
Several recent court decisions provide ammunition for fighting over-identification of students who have impairments (like Attention Deficit Disorder) but who fail to meet the remaining eligibility requirements under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Distinguishing between Section 504 and IDEA requirements is crucial. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedHerr, Stanley S. – Journal of Law and Education, 1999
Reviews federal special-education laws and their effects on children with reading and other disabilities and identifies tensions in sorting and placement decisions. Explores how 1997 amendments to the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act can advance national reading competence goals for all children. Multifaceted advocacy is…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Classification, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Adamson, Martin; And Others – 1985
Intended for use by curriculum committees or individuals charged with responsibility for the selection of provincially authorized learning resources, this document contains guidelines and procedures intended to serve as minimum standard requirements for the provincial evaluation and selection of learning resources. Learning resources are defined…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Susan G. – 1977
Recent legal decisions, coupled with Federal and State statutes, require the New York City Board of Education to follow definite guidelines in providing equal educational opportunities for its handicapped children. Among the problems raised are those of classification and labeling, criticized by some as a procedure that focuses more on pathology…
Descriptors: Classification, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Oakes, Jeannie – 1981
The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a Constitutional perspective, the bases on which ability grouping and tracking might be challenged as barriers to equal educational opportunity. Findings from educational research on ability grouping, commentary from law review journals, and the texts of cases themselves are included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classification, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1989
The purpose of this 1-day hearing was to assess the level and effects of bias based on gender and race differences affecting standardized tests. The focus was on examining the role of standardized tests with respect to educational and employment opportunities for women and minorities. Testimony or statements from 14 witnesses are presented.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission (School), Classification, College Entrance Examinations
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. Div. of Special Services. – 1999
This document contains regulations governing the provision of equal educational opportunities and free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive educational alternative to all Maine student residents with disabilities between the ages of 5 and 20. Twenty sections contain provisions relating to: (1) the policy and purpose of special…
Descriptors: Classification, Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities
Jones, Ramona – 1976
Summarizing the analyses of testimonies presented before the Minnesota Subcommittee on Indian Education by both Indians and nonIndians concerned and/or involved with national, state, or local Indian education, this report focuses on findings at the statewide and individual site levels (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Red Wing, Cass Lake, Duluth, White…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights
