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Massachusetts Department of Education, 2008
This paper reports on the implementation of the Special Education Reimbursement ("Circuit Breaker") Program. Fiscal Year 2007 is the fourth year implementing the Circuit Breaker reimbursement program which provides additional state support for students with disabilities. School districts are eligible for a reimbursement of eligible costs…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, State Aid, Individualized Programs, Educational Finance
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Smergut, Peter – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
P.L. 94-142 presents unique problems to schools with special education programs. This article offers suggestions for implementing the act's objectives of individualized instruction, least restrictive environment, and equal protection for handicapped children. (Author/LD)
Descriptors: Discipline, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Instruction, Intermediate Grades
Gainer, William J. – 1987
This report provides testimony on results of a General Accounting Office (GAO) study of Chapter 1 Compensatory Education programs, Chapter 2 Education Block Grant programs, and dropout prevention programs. The report covers the following: (1) Chapter 1 student selection; (2) Chapter 1 fiscal provisions; (3) Chapter 2 data collection and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Dropout Prevention
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1976
This volume records the statements made by individuals at a public hearing on school desegregation in Denver, Colorado. Issues addressed by those at the hearing concern improving the effectiveness of school integration for both minority students and majority students, and include bilingual education, remedial math and reading programs, student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bus Transportation, Community Involvement
Batsche, Catherine, Ed. – 1979
This Compendium is a manual of information related to the vocational education of handicapped and disadvantaged students. Section 1, Article Series, reprints fourteen articles published in professional journals. Topics include vocational education's role in career education for handicapped students, personnel development, cooperation of special…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Career Education, Classroom Techniques
Calder, Clarence R., Jr.; Horvath, Lester J. – 1979
The purpose of this monograph is to illustrate the implications of Public Law 94-142 on public education at the state and local levels. The first section illustrates the importance for all educators to be aware of the administrative design used in this piece of permanent legislation. The second section describes the major provisions of Public Law…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities
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Marquardt, Ronald G.; Karnes, Frances A. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1989
In "Centennial School District v. Commonwealth" the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the school district only had to provide individualized instruction to the gifted student within the district's present curriculum. The decision can be cited as persuasive authority in the 25 states that have mandatory gifted education statutes. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrative Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
National Archives and Records Administration, 2007
The Secretary amends the regulations governing programs administered under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) (referred to in these regulations as the Title I program) and the regulations governing programs under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Related Services (Special Education), Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
This report presents a comprehensive plan to improve teaching and learning in New York State's public and private schools. After surveying school improvement efforts since 1977, characteristics of New York education, and the state Board of Regents' recent goals review, the report states the regents' goals underlying this action plan. These…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
Iowa State Board of Regents, Des Moines. – 1984
This report recommends measures to improve elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in Iowa while providing universal access to education. The proposal stresses unified goals throughout the state's educational system, while retaining local discretion over curriculum. Although the report emphasizes high school-to-college articulation, it…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education, Educational Cooperation