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Hernandez, Jaime E.; Harry, Beth; Newman, Lynn; Cameto, Renee – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
The parent-school relationship for families of students with disabilities is clearly prescribed by law and is one of the main tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 2004 (Newman, Cameto, & Hernandez, 2005). The measurement of this relationship presents a challenge in the context of what is meaningful participation,…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Satisfaction
Gottlob, Brian – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2009
This analysis examines the demographics of the special needs population in public and private schools in Oklahoma and estimates the impact on school enrollments providing tax credit funded scholarship grants for special needs students. The author and his colleagues develop a model that shows how the expenditures of Oklahoma's school districts vary…
Descriptors: School District Spending, Private Schools, Tax Credits, School Choice
Schrag, Judy A.; Schrag, Howard L. – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2004
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) partner, the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) has been systematically gathering dispute resolution information from State Education Agencies (SEAs) to analyze formative (process) and summative (outcome) information on the use and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, State Departments of Education, Conflict Resolution, Special Education
Schrag, Judy A.; Schrag, Howard L. – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2004
The overall purpose of this Report is to present the findings of the "National Dispute Resolution Use and Effectiveness Study" conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), under subcontract with Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), regarding the use and…
Descriptors: Hearings, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, School Personnel
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Starr, Elizabeth M.; Foy, Janis B.; Cramer, Kenneth M.; Singh, Henareet – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Parents of 209 children (162 males and 46 females) with autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome or learning disabilities ranging in age from 4 to 21 years were surveyed about their perceptions of the education of their children. Items on the survey were categorized into 7 areas: school personnel's knowledge about the disability, best practices,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Down Syndrome, School Personnel, Learning Disabilities