In "Carter" the Supreme Court affirmed a ruling where parents of a learning-disabled student were afforded tuition reimbursement after unilaterally enrolling the student in a private school. Briefly describes rulings in eight other lower court decisions. Concludes that the "Carter" decision will have little impact on school…

During 1992-93, an upstate New York district saved a million dollars while improving services for special needs students. The district saved tuition costs by reclaiming 80 disabled children formerly placed in outside programs. By carefully reviewing students' learning difficulties, staff lowered the number of students classified as educationally…

According to an Ohio elementary principal who chaired a redistricting committee, establishing new school attendance boundaries can be frustrating. Despite good intentions, the nearly all-white, all-female committee worked harder to protect their individual neighborhoods than to achieve common goals. The process would have benefited from a more…

A survey of 1 school district found 136 students (out of 14,229) with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of which 77 were receiving special education services; 40 were also identified as behavior disordered, 22 as learning disabled, and 7 as mildly mentally retarded. Fifty students were in general education classrooms with resource…

Data from 162 special education teachers and 31 administrators in restrictive placements for students with serious emotional disturbance (SED) found that reintegration orientation, demographic characteristics of restrictive SED programs, and particular experiences/training of special educators predict reintegration rates of SED students into less…

Two Israeli studies compared a total of 108 elementary or high school students with mild learning disabilities placed in either self-contained or regular classes. The studies found no evidence that student growth was greater in the self-contained class, although these students did tend to have a higher academic self-concept. (Author/DB)

Describes the results of a survey of over 350 educators regarding their tracking and grouping practices. Finds that most teachers do not have a systematic approach to grouping practices except for a pragmatic, functional approach. (HB)

Describes the financing of a New York school district for emotionally disturbed children. Summarizes suggestions for controlling special education costs at the district level obtained from a nationwide sample of school business officials. Among the suggestions offered are to include a review of private placements and an annual caseload review,…

Discusses the use of computerized placement testing at Santa Fe Community College to enable students needing only a short review of reading skills to exit early from a College Preparatory Reading Class (CPRC). Describes CPRC placement, structure, curriculum, and exit criteria; the Early Exit Reading Project; and project results. (DMM)

A study of scheduling practices in an urban school district discovered that the practices resulted in preferential treatment for majority groups. Researchers examined class registration data for 20,000 secondary students and found the scheduling process was driven by racial bias which discouraged minorities from completing coursework leading to…

Describes the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP) at Oregon State University and how it demonstrates the power of an effective business/education partnership. Examines the history of the program since its inception in 1978 and reviews its current status in 1993, when the program supports 81 students interning among 31 companies…

For 40 gifted students, the mean Full Scale score of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was 13.52 points higher than the mean composite score of the Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition (Binet-IV). Between the two instruments, 11 of 15 possible subscale correlations were significant. Use of the Binet-IV might result in placement of…

This study examined placement patterns of students with severe disabilities in three states, to analyze factors influencing national monitoring and reporting of least restrictive environment issues. The study found that the means by which states collect child count data to report to the federal government are inadequate to meet present…

Nineteen directors at institutions where cooperative education and career planning/placement functions merged felt that the combination created a much better system for students, including more usage, easier publicity, greater resources, better relations with employers, and more effective use of budgets, staff, and space. (SK)

This article refutes six myths associated with schools for students who are blind or visually impaired, such as specialized schools segregate and overprotect students from the real world, are for students with multiple disabilities only, and do not provide interaction with nondisabled children. These myths preclude some students from being…