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Council for Exceptional Children, 2022
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) recognizes the important role standardized and other student assessments play in documenting education accountability, and in ensuring sound educational decisions are made toward achieving the highest possible academic standards for all students. CEC is committed to ensuring students with special learning…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Accountability, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion
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James Coviello; Reva Mathieu-Sher – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2025
The U.S. law governing special education, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), requires that students with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). However, given the interpretive latitude within the law and the wide discrepancy in how this law is applied,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Leadership Role, Inclusion, Educational Policy
Cisneros, Casey – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This critical narrative study examined the disconnect between special education law and practice in the rural Desert/Mountain region of Southern California. The Desert/Mountain region encompasses over 18,000 square miles, creating a geographic isolation that impacts special education service delivery and implementation of Individualized Education…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Special Education, Rural Areas, Geographic Regions
Kayla Larkin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
An educational debt exists for Black and Latinx students with and without IEPs. This debt extends to underrepresentation in curricula and overrepresentation in special education. Identity representation in English Language Arts curricula offers promise to counter this existing educational debt as well as overrepresentation. This qualitative study…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Language Arts, English Instruction
Louisiana Department of Education, 2023
The "2023-2024 Louisiana High School Planning Guidebook" consolidates the policies and programs that are most relevant to high school educators as they plan for the upcoming academic year and prepare every student for college and career success. Ensuring every high school student is on track for success is but one of the educational…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Planning, Equal Education, Educational Experience
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Dutta, Kathleen; Ohlssen, Megan; Stelitano, Laura; Ekin, Sumeyra – Center for Learner Equity, 2022
The discussion of enrollment of students with disabilities in charter schools focuses on fundamental questions related to equal access and has not typically explored the quality of special education programming available. However, absent quality support and services, access to charter schools is essentially a hollow promise. This report examines…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Equal Education, School Districts
Houston Independent School District, 2023
The Board of Education's mission is to equitably educate the whole child so that every student graduates with the tools to reach their full potential (Houston Independent School District (HISD), 2019). To succeed in their mission, the board participates in Lone Star Governance, whose intent is to provide a continuous improvement model for…
Descriptors: School Districts, Boards of Education, Board of Education Policy, Educational Policy