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Disposable Spaces: How Special Education Enrollment Affects School Closures
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Rachel N. Weber; Federico R. Waitoller; Joshua M. Drucker – Urban Education, 2025
Informed by austerity politics, struggling school districts have closed buildings to pursue cost savings. We investigate the factors affecting which schools are shuttered, proposing that the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (SIEP) influences the way building utilization is measured because of the different instructional…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Schools, School Closing
How Building Principals Made Sense of Free and Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment
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Sumbera, Meagan J.; Pazey, Barbara L.; Lashley, Carl – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
Confusion among school leaders regarding how to interpret and implement special education legislation, and specific federal and state policies and mandates such as a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), in the least restrictive environment (LRE) at the school-site level has existed since the 1970s and continues to exist. This…
Descriptors: Public Education, Principals, Educational Facilities, School Buildings
Educational Trends Shaping School Planning, Design, Construction, Funding and Operation
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Stevenson, Kenneth R. – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2010
What does the future hold for educators and facilities professionals when it comes to planning, building, funding, and operating school facilities? No one can absolutely know beforehand. However, there are many, many indicators of where public education in the United States may well be destined. These indicators take the form of already occurring…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, School Size, Educational Change, Public Education
Guide to Protecting Vulnerable Students in "Sick" Schools.
Goldberg, Ellie – 2001
Asserting that school buildings under renovation and even newly built schools may have polluted indoor environments that cause health problems and hinder learning, this guide introduces special education and anti-discrimination laws designed to remove barriers to education for children with disabilities such as chronic health impairments. The…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Chronic Illness
Keeping Compliant with 504, ADA, and IDEA.
Otto, Richard G. – School Business Affairs, 1998
The overlapping coverage and effects on education services and related access issues associated with the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act are extraordinary. This article explains eligibility, scope of protection, and extensive architectural…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Delivery Systems
Primer for Charter School Operators: Special Education Requirements and Including Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools
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Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner; Ahearn, Eileen M.; Giovannetti, Elizabeth A.; Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando – National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2004
The purpose of this document is to provide operators with implementation and operational technical assistance related to special education in charter schools. Special education is a very complicated component of public education and providing operators with technical assistance regarding special education is particularly challenging. This primer…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Charter Schools, Special Education, Technical Assistance