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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 25
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English Learners with Disabilities: Shining a Light on Dual-Identified Students
Tankard Carnock, Janie; Silva, Elena
New America
The following brief provides an overview of the separate but intersecting federal policies that govern the identification of and services provided to English learners and students with disabilities. This overview will frame key opportunities to serve ELs with disabilities more equitably with the aim of helping policymakers, advocates, and practitioners take more strategic action on behalf of these students.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Special Education, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Disability Identification
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Heising-Simons Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; McKnight Foundation; W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Authoring Institution: New America
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III
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