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Equity, Parental/Caregiver 'Power,' and Disability Policy in the U.S. Context
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Catherine Voulgarides – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
The purpose of this article is to compel educators to think critically about how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a prominent school-based legislation in the United States, and caregiver/parental participation relate to each other and to equity in special education outcomes. I use two illustrative case studies to show how…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
When Being an Expert May Not Be Enough: Understanding the Experiences of Special Education Professionals Parenting Children with Disabilities
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Ruby Batz; Sheresa Boone Blanchard – Exceptional Children, 2025
How do special education-related professionals parenting children with disabilities experience the special education system? This qualitative exploratory study delves into the experiences of 25 mother-educators who are special education-related professionals navigating the special education system for their children with disabilities. Through…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Child Rearing, Parents, Disabilities
The Segregation of Students with Disabilities. IDEA Series
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National Council on Disability, 2018
This report describes the legal and scientific basis for an inclusive versus segregated education, summarizes national patterns for educating students with disabilities in general education classes, examines federal and state guidance, and state compliance with federal mandates, and describes effective educational practices for reducing…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Access to Education, Equal Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship
The Implications of the Use of Parental Choice as a Legal "Circuit Breaker"
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Mead, Julie F.; Lewis, Maria M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
This study explores four instances where parental choice has been employed as a legal "circuit breaker": (a) First Amendment Establishment Clause cases related to public funding, (b) Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection cases regarding race-conscious student assignment, (c) Title IX regulations concerning single-sex education, and (d) a…
Descriptors: Parents, Legal Responsibility, Federal Legislation, Parent Rights
Biennial Performance Reports--Disproportionality. Quick Turn Around (QTA).
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Muller, Eve; Markowitz, Joy – 2003
This brief paper analyzes the types of information about disproportionality of particular racial/ethnic groups in special education that states provided in the Biennial Performance Reports (BPRs) submitted to the U.S. Department of Education in 2002 (covering the academic years 1991-2000 and 2000-2001). A section on the study's background notes…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disabilities
Project ALIGN: Supporting Data-based Decision Making To Align the Intent and Implementation of IDEA with the Goals of National Education Reform. Final Report Submitted upon the Conclusion of Project.
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Oswald, Donald P.; Coutinho, Martha J. – 1997
This final report discusses the outcomes of a policy research study designed to improve decision making during the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Issues were identified and policy briefs were developed on: (1) the federal financial formula for special education; (2) the role of economic and demographic…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education