This book provides an in-depth, research-based guide for ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed "least restrictive environment" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face. "Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students" offers administrators, teachers, and other…

Educating students with disabilities gained national attention in 1975 with the passage of Public Law 94-142 the Education of All Handicapped Children Act. This law provided students with disabilities with equal access to the same free and appropriate education as students without disabilities, and mandated that schools provide students with…

Today, teachers are responsible not only for meeting the diverse needs of all students but also for ensuring improved educational outcomes. Accordingly, school personnel are seeking proven ways to strengthen traditional classroom practices. Beginning with the plight of two teachers--one general and one special education--the authors offer a…

After the passage of PL 94-142 in 1975 guaranteeing a free, appropriate, public education to all students with disabilities, multiple reauthorizations of IDEA have refined, revised, and renewed the nation's moral and pedagogical commitment to providing well-planned, public, inclusive, and appropriate education to all students with disabilities.…

June 22, 2007, was the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley (hereafter Rowley; 1982). In Rowley, the Supreme Court interpreted congressional intent in requiring that public schools provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with…

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The President of the National Education Association discusses P.L. 94-142 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, from the perspective of the regular educator. (BD)

Proposes the use of Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) for evaluating Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) that must be developed for all students classified as educationally handicapped. Explains the use of GAS in constructing attainment or outcome estimate goals for identified problem areas, and discusses its usefulness in planning, record…

Presents the history, requirements, and some of the effects of PL 94-142, which is intended to help schools provide equity and quality in education for children who need more care, attention, and understanding than most. (Author/MLF)

Discussed are problems and procedures in setting goals and objectives for learning disabled children in the implementation of Individualized Education Programs required by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (Author/ DLS)

P.L. 94-142 presents unique problems to schools with special education programs. This article offers suggestions for implementing the act's objectives of individualized instruction, least restrictive environment, and equal protection for handicapped children. (Author/LD)

Mainstreaming handicapped students without providing adequately for their special needs is malpractice and may lead to litigation. (Author)

Contends that if school systems and their professionals carry out their legal and professional responsibilities to their handicapped students the likelihood of judicial intervention is minimized. (Author/MLF)

To better understand the nature of problems in math learning, a case study was conducted of the specific strengths and weaknesses of a child with a severe math-learning disability. The subject, Adam, was nearly 11 years old when interviews began and had been officially classified as learning disabled due to organic brain dysfunction. A…

A project was conducted to improve the capacity of the Portland (Oregon) School District to fully implement individualized vocational education programs for the handicapped. Four high schools participated in the project, which involved the following activities: assessing current capabilities of the schools involved; conceptualizing and…

Discusses provisions of Public Law 94-142 and its implications for industrial arts program development, instructional changes, curriculum, teacher preparation, and facilities. (TA)