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Federal Regulations and the Cost of School Building Alterations.
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Hackman, Naomi M. – CEFP Journal, 1980
Abstract of a study of Pennsylvania school districts that attempted to determine two things: how much it has cost school districts to provide barrier-free buildings and grounds and the cost-influencing factors encountered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Special Education Funding: A Story of Broken Promises.
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Amlung, Susan, Ed. – 1981
This report examines the Federal and State financing of New York City's special education programs in the public schools and documents the inadequacies of current funding. The report seeks to determine the extent of the Federal government's involvement in financing special education. In addition, New York State's allocation of funds for special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
The Pragmatic Press of Political Reality: Use of P.L. 94-142 Discretionary and Set-Aside Funds.
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McCarthy, Eileen F. – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
Two major reports on the financing of special education and the use of Public Law 94-142 discretionary and set-aside funds are analyzed, focusing on the funds' impact on state and local education agencies. Key factors in utilization of these monies are political realities and the legal need for flexibility. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Special Education Private Placements: Financial Responsibility Under the Law.
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McQuain, Sandra – Journal of Education Finance, 1982
Reviews cases involving school districts' obligation to pay tuition or reimburse parents for placing children in private special education programs. Discusses state constitutions and statutes, tuition payment ceilings, limiting of options for services, unilateral placements by parents, and placements made before administrative or judicial…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, Parent School Relationship
Economic Cost Factors in Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for Handicapped Children: The Legal Perspective.
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Bartlett, Larry – Journal of Law and Education, 1993
Reviews and synthesizes court rulings that have expressly discussed the factor of economic cost in considerations of appropriateness of special-education programing. Advises educators to expend their resources in providing appropriate individual special-education programs rather than litigating the costs of those programs. (197 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
The Public School's Responsibility to Serve Severely Handicapped Children.
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McCarthy, Martha – West's Education Law Reporter, 1988
In "Timothy W. v. Rochester School District" a federal judge ruled that the public school was not obligated to provide special education services for a severely handicapped child. Developments pertaining to the rights of severely handicapped children are revealed; the "Timothy W." decision is analyzed; and unresolved issues are…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Special Education: Financing Health and Educational Services for Handicapped Children. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
To obtain information concerning interagency agreements which use the resources of various state agencies to serve handicapped children, state agency officials in Connecticut and Maryland responsible for establishing and implementing such agreements were interviewed by Government Accounting Office officials, and pertinent documents were reviewed.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Block Grants, Children