Looks at the special problems of mathematics instructors in providing remediation for students who are unprepared for college-level work. Considers issues related to assessment, stopouts' course-taking patterns, peer pressures, and remediation. (DMM)

The Supreme Court ruled that school officials could not make a unilateral decision to keep a special education student out of school for more than 10 days. However, it gives officials an opportunity to reach lawful agreements with the student's parents or with a court to change the child's placement. (MLF)

A study of the reintegration of 382 severely emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered students (preschool through secondary) into less restrictive programs revealed that the expected continuum of services (most to least restrictive) were reversed. The predominant placement was full integration, followed in descending order by resource and…

Reports the results of a study of the effectiveness of ability grouping in selected high schools. Discusses differences in academic conditions in various levels of grouping. Study focused on differences in curriculum content and instructional practices across several levels of ability grouping in United States history classes. (PS)

Argues that the college preparatory curriculum should include more than three years of mathematics. Presents data indicating that 86 percent of students with less than three years of college preparatory mathematics take remedial mathematics and relatively few students are ready to take calculus when they enter the university. (PK)

Considered in this article addressing the policy issues of educational services to bilingual exceptional children are: characteristics of Hispanic learning disabled students, special education policy and practice, program availability, personnel, identification and placement, programs, and professional development. (DB)

One hundred eighty-nine Illinois school psychologists participated in a diagnostic simulation investigating the effects of a student's race and assessment data on psychoeducational expectations and diagnostic and placement decisions. Psychologists sampled were not influenced by a student's racial status, but were influenced by individual…

Rated the adjustment of 129 newly mainstreamed learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and mildly developmentally disabled pupils. While the teachers were, in general, very satisfied with the pupils' progress in both academic and behavioral areas, satisfaction declined after grade six. IQ data did not predict satisfactory adjustment. (JAC)

Special Education administrators in six states completed mailed questionnaires concerning modifications in standard testing procedures for Hispanic students. Hispanic students were not overrepresented in special education, but enrolled in learning disabled programs in far greater numbers than in educable mentally retarded programs. (Author/BS)

Advocates heterogeneous grouping and cites research indicating that it will be more beneficial to students than homogeneous grouping by ability. (DF)

The study employs a discriminant analysis with several instruments extensively utilized by researchers. Results indicated most of the measures employed were potentially capable of discriminating behavior disordered from learning disabled children and their normal peers. A high percentage of children in each group were appropriately classified by…

Studied the impact of court-ordered desegregation on the assignment of minority students to special education courses in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo schools from 1974 to 1978. Concluded that desegregation had little effect on placement trends, although a disproportionately larger number of Blacks are placed in classes for…

Argues that parental choice of school is not just unimportant, but positively harmful. (Editor/RK)

This study explored the relationship between general education placements and performance of students with disabilities on state level assessments for grades 4 and 8 and graduation rates of students with disabilities. Analyses were for all 66 school districts in a Southern state. Results indicate there may be a relationship between the percent of…

This Handbook is intended to help educators understand testing, interpret test results, and defend the selection, construction, and use of tests. The Handbook, tailored to the needs of educators, analyzes only tests used by educators. The Handbook contains more than 100 reviews of tests used routinely to make education decisions and assess skills…