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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
In this article the author provides legal explanations to the following concerns: (1) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); (2) Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs); (3) Manifestation Determinations under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction
The Role of the IEP in the Minimum Competency Movement.
Schenk, Susan J.; Welch, Frances C. – 1980
The controversy over minimum competency assessment has special implications for the handicapped, since federal law requires that handicapped students must be afforded equal educational opportunities. Problems will arise in establishing criteria of competence and in administering minimum competency programs for students with learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities
The Effects of Legislation with Respect to Education of Handicapped Children.
Franklin, Barbara – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1981
The article considers such issues as the individualized education plan, due process procedures, the least restrictive environment, parent participation, annual reviews, and allocation of federal support. Recent setbacks caused by cutbacks at the California and national level are cited as a result of more recent state and federal rulings. (SB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Issues in the Administration of Special Education.
Colella, Henry V., Ed. – Forum, 1979
Ten brief articles focus on issues in the administration of special education especially in New York State. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Administrative Skills--Coping with the Future" (J. Gross); "The Impact of Public Law 94-142 and Chapter 853 on Regular and Special Education Administrators" (R. Costello);…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Qualifications, Career Education, Collective Bargaining
A Varied Perspective on Specific Learning Disabilities.
Smith, Robert T., Ed. – Forum, 1980
Eleven brief articles focus on specific learning disabilities with emphasis on programs in New York State and City. Articles have the following titles and authors: "The History of Learning Disabilities Revisited" (J. Wiederholt, G. Hale); "The Learning in Learning Disability--Ask What, Not Why" (R. Schworm) which stresses the…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Including Students with Disabilities in Parental Choice Programs: The Challenge of Meaningful Choice.
Mead, Julie F. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Two federal statutes govern the provisions for special education in public schools. Briefly describes these laws and some of the challenges to their compliance within the school choice context. Describes and analyzes four case studies representing four types of school choice plans currently in operation. Offers recommendations for policymakers.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Special Education and Parental Choice: An Oxymoron in the Making.
McKinney, Joseph R. – Wests's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Explores the legal aspects of choice programs affecting the education of children with disabilities. Concludes that states that have enacted choice programs have not designed the admissions processes nor the funding systems to eliminate discrimination against children with disabilities. (41 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Choice Transfer Programs