We Need Not Exclude Anyone.

Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah

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Publication Date: 1999

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We Need Not Exclude Anyone.

Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah

Educational Leadership, v56 n6 p33-38 Mar 1999

Under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, all states must now include students with disabilities in statewide and districtwide educational assessments. So far, Kentucky is the only state with a comprehensive alternative portfolio-assessment program for students unable to participate in "regular" testing programs. (13 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Portfolio Assessment, Special Needs Students, Standards, State Action, Student Evaluation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments 1997

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