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Woods, Emily Lubin – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2022
Drawing on rich case studies of Baltimore City and Boston, this volume identifies policy factors and processes critical to the successful district-wide adoption of community schools. By applying the Multiple Streams Model (Kingdon) to comparative analysis of policy determination and the narratives of local stakeholders across a 16-year period,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Urban Education, Educational Change
Michaels, Lauren S. – Education Law Center, 2014
This guide is designed to help advocates--including biological and adoptive parents, resource parents, adult students in foster care, and service providers--understand and advocate for the educational rights of children in New Jersey's foster care system. The guide explains the requirements of federal and state laws that particularly affect these…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Foster Care, State Legislation, Federal Legislation
Bourgeois, Jennie; Treubig, Kathy – 2000
This handbook is designed to provide Louisiana students with deafness or hearing impairments with information and strategies for successfully attending college. It begins by discussing the drop out rates for college students with disabilities and the rights of students with disabilities under federal laws. The following section addresses…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, College Preparation, College Students
Kallio, Ann; Owens, Laura – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This article presents a handbook for students, school counselors, teachers, and parents. This handbook is designed as a guide to help students with disabilities take another step in preparing for "life after high school." It includes information to help students understand their strengths and identify the support and resources they need…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Guides, High School Students, College Bound Students
McDonald, Shauna; And Others – 1996
This booklet for Minnesota young people with disabilities and their families is intended to explain vocational rehabilitation services required under the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1992. The first section considers eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, the role of state agencies, the application process, and assessment. The next section…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Due Process, Education Work Relationship
Ness, Jean E., Comp. – 1995
The third in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module focuses on training self-advocacy skills, facilitating friendships, and developing socialization skills for individuals with disabilities. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Educational Legislation