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Download full textAltman, Jason; Thurlow, Martha; Vang, Mai – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
States and other educational entities receiving Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) submitted their Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and Section 618 Table 6 data together to the U.S. Secretary of Education on or before February 1, 2009. These reports may have been modified during the following few months,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Measurement
Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Albus, Debra; Hodgson, Jennifer – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
Computer-based testing (CBT) has emerged as one of the recent "innovative" approaches to assessments most pursued by states. CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for state and district-wide assessments. It is also seen by some as an avenue toward greater accessibility for students with disabilities. In…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Access to Computers, Internet
Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha – US Department of Education, 2007
The purpose of this booklet is to introduce parents of students with disabilities to the "big ideas" contained in school improvement efforts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to provide them with the information they need to help ensure that their children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Accountability
Thurlow, Martha; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes the findings of three 5-year federally financed dropout prevention programs for high risk students and their families known as the ABC programs: ALAS (Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success), the Belief Academy, and Check & Connect. The information is based on a comprehensive report called "Staying in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Dropout Prevention, Emotional Disturbances
Liu, Kristi; Koo, Haesook; Barrera, Manuel; Thurlow, Martha – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
To better understand how school principals can provide instructional leadership appropriate for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities, the study described in this report examined how principals of successful schools translated information to teachers on designing accessible standards-based instruction for ELLs with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Instructional Leadership
Liu, Kristi; Thurlow, Martha; Koo, Haesook; Barrera, Manuel – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
Previous work by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (K. Liu, Koo, Barrera, & Thurlow, 2008) documented that principals in 10 "successful" middle schools (defined as those making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) with ELLs and students with disabilities) were knowledgeable and concerned about the special education referral…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Middle Schools, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Thurlow, Martha; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Barrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristi – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
This study is part of national research over the past seven years at the National Center on Educational Outcomes focused on identifying and validating instructional strategies for ELLs with disabilities (Shyyan, Thurlow, & Liu, 2008; Thurlow, Albus, Shyyan, Liu, & Barrera, 2004). In recent work (Barrera, Shyyan, Liu, & Thurlow, 2008),…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Delphi Technique, Teaching Methods, Teacher Surveys
Thurlow, Martha; Hurley, Christine; Spicuzza, Richard; El Sawaf, Hamdy – 1996
This report reviews the current literature (mostly since 1993) on testing accommodations for students with disabilities, with an emphasis on studies examining the effects of testing accommodations on the technical integrity of assessment measures. The report notes a continuing lack of empirical research on testing accommodations, but evidence of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
