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Liu, Albert Y.; Lacoe, Johanna; Lipscomb, Stephen; Haimson, Joshua; Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
For more than 40 years, policymakers have committed to supporting the education of students with disabilities, who have grown as a share of all students in the United States (Snyder, de Brey, & Dillow, 2016). Beginning with landmark legislation in 1975, the U.S. Congress mandated that students with disabilities have access to a free and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
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Liu, Albert Y.; Lacoe, Johanna; Lipscomb, Stephen; Haimson, Joshua; Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
For more than 40 years, policymakers have committed to supporting the education of students with disabilities, who have grown as a share of all students in the United States. Beginning with landmark legislation in 1975, the U.S. Congress mandated that students with disabilities have access to a free and appropriate public education and provided…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
O'Laughlin, Laura C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study focused on terms anchored in special education and associated stigma of disability in schools. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ensured the right to education in US public school systems for students with disabilities. An associated term asserted that children with disabilities must be educated in the least restrictive…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Pardeck, John T. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Focuses on the rights of special needs children in the schooling process. Outlines a number of laws that protect the educational rights of exceptional children, noting that, unfortunately, school systems often fail to provide all the services needed. Presents skills and strategies parents need to conduct advocacy on behalf of their children with…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childrens Rights, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Hartmeister, Fred, Ed. – 1992
Court case citations are organized in six major sections with brief summaries of relevant cases in subcategories followed by a table of cases cited. The major sections are as follows: (1) "Extended School Year (ESY) Services and Disabled Students" (Susan S. Schermerhorn); (2) "Recent Developments in Related Services under the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Drug Use Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Daugherty, Richard F.; Cockerill, Charles P. – 1998
This book provides answers to the most common legal questions of Nevada's school board members, administrators, and educators. Chapter 1, "The Nevada School System: Governance, Programs, and Standards," explores the constitutional, legal, and statutory basis of school system governance. Chapter 2, "The Nevada Plan: Finance of Public…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Discipline Policy