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"A Blurred Line": The Role of District-Level Special Education Leaders in Interpreting Special Education Policy and 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
An Analysis of Changes in State Guidelines for Assigning Students with Disabilities to the Alternate Assessment
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Sheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow; Mari K. A. Quanbeck – Journal of Special Education, 2025
The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act placed a 1.0% cap on the participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). U.S. Department of Education regulations clarified that states must develop participation guidelines and a definition of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, Guidelines, State Standards