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Lane, Julie M.; Jones, David R. – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2015
The 1997 Amendments of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that children placed in private schools by their parents are no longer afforded the right to special education services. However, IDEA does state that child find activities between public school representatives and private schools are to remain intact. This study…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Christianity, Disability Identification, Special Education
Tuchman, Sivan; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2017
The debate over school vouchers continues as more states offer government dollars to fund private schooling for students as a method of improving choice and quality in K-12 education. Previous research in the charter school sector has found that special education enrollment discrepancies between charters and traditional public schools is likely…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Special Education, Educational Vouchers, Private School Aid
Roberson, Eura S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Response to Intervention (RtI) has been widely accepted by many school districts in the United States as an instructional method that can be used to consistently decrease learning gaps and ultimately enhance learning for all students. Though implementation of RtI as an instructional method has not been legally mandated, many school districts have…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, General Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Tan, Paulo; Vaiouli, Potheini; Ochoa, Theresa A. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2011
This Education Policy Brief provides an update on the positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) efforts in Indiana by showcasing an Indianapolis school district's endeavors in the implementation of PBIS; explores strategies for schools to expand efforts to identify children and adolescents with internalizing disorders and to develop and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Response to Intervention, Educational Policy
Skiba, Russ; Albrecht, Susan; Losen, Dan – Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (NJ3), 2012
This document provides policy recommendations of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) regarding disproportionality in special education and the need for federal policy driving state regulations to support efforts to eliminate this outcome in schools. Monitoring requirements in the 1997 and 2004 amendments to the Individuals…
Descriptors: Special Education, Behavior Disorders, Politics of Education, School Districts
Drame, Elizabeth R.; Xu, Yaoying – Childhood Education, 2008
As a prelude to the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, President Bush charged a Commission on Excellence in Special Education with evaluating the current status of special education on the national, state, and local levels. One of the Commission's recommendations concerned the need to implement and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Identification
Palmer, Susan – 1997
This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to summarize early intervention services for children (birth through age 2) provided by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-17). Questions and answers address the following topics: the purpose of Part C (early identification and intervention with…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Developmental Delays, Disabilities, Disability Identification

Williams, Brenda T.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
Discusses implications of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments for local policy and practice. Secondary principals should understand new requirements for locating and evaluating eligible students with disabilities, including disabled students in state and districtwide assessment programs, involving regular teachers in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline, Federal Legislation
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. Div. of Special Education. – 1999
These guidelines are intended to assist North Dakota educators in locating, identifying, and evaluating children and youth with special educational needs. They provide detailed information regarding required practices and recommended procedures in the areas of public awareness, child find, screening, referral, and the complete evaluation process.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Due Process, Educational Legislation
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This report discusses the results of a survey of 32 states and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS) regarding the reevaluation of students who are classified as having a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It summarizes provisions governing reevaluation in IDEA, describes the methodology of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. – 2000
This report responds to Delaware state legislation requiring the development of proposed revised regulations for the classification of students as learning disabled (LD). The report first describes the current system, noting that in 1997 15 percent of the student population were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and over…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disability Identification, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Markowitz, Joy – 2002
This report is a brief analysis of the criteria states use to determine if there is a disproportionately high or low number of students from a particular racial/ethnic group receiving special education services, assigned to a disability classification, or placed in an educational environment. Recent information indicates that 29 states have…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Secondary Education
Gregg, Soleil – 2000
This policy brief summarizes the literature and identifies responsibilities of state and local policymakers in meeting legal obligations to provide educational services for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Presented in a general question-and-answer format,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Disability Identification, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Epstein, Michael H.; Holderness, Deborah; Cullinan, Douglas – 1998
The Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbances (SAED) is a standardized, norm-referenced scale used to identify children who qualify for the federal special education category of "emotional disturbance". It uses the five conditions on which identification of emotional disturbance is based under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Russo, Charles J.; Massucci, Joseph D.; Osborne, Allan G., Jr.; Cattaro, Gerald M. – 2002
This reference guide examines special education, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and their implications for educators in Catholic schools. Chapters 1 through 4 look at special education, Section 504, and IDEA from a legal perspective. A brief history of special education is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Compliance (Legal)