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Download full textMarkowitz, Joy, Ed. – 1997
This symposium proceedings reports on the background, purpose, and implementation of meetings held on May 19-21, 1997 that focused on race, language, and special education. Participants from school districts in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont formed teams that included two or more of the following: local…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This paper reports on the design, purpose, implementation, and outcomes of a policy forum on disproportionate representation of students from minority ethnic/racial groups in special education. The purpose of this policy forum was to develop an action agenda for implementation of two recommendations assigned a high priority by a group of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Diagnosis
Markowitz, Joy – 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Project FORUM conference that examined the needs of homeless children and youth with disabilities. The summarized presentations address the definition of homelessness, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, services for homeless students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Chesapeake Inst., Washington, DC. – 1993
These proceedings from a January, 1993, forum on the education of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) focuses on the activities of five federally funded centers: the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Center on Attention Deficit Disorder; the University of Miami (Florida) Center for Research on Attention Deficit Disorder; the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Disability Identification, Drug Therapy, Educational Practices
Morison, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This report synthesizes the key themes and ideas discussed at two 1-day workshops addressing issues in the use of IQ tests in special education evaluation and placement. The first section considers the background and legal context of the issue. The next section looks at IQ tests in school settings. Key ideas raised include the importance of never…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Court Litigation, Curriculum Based Assessment, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationPrater, Greg, Ed.; Minner, Sam, Ed.; Islam, Mohammad, Ed.; Hawthorne, Deborrah, Ed. – 1997
This collection of 64 papers from a 1997 international conference of special educators focuses on the challenges of diversity in education. Topics of the papers include: (1) assessment strategies for individuals with autism; (2) self-determination strategies for at-risk youth with learning, behavior, and emotional disabilities; (3) developing…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, Career Development, Child Development
