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State-Level Curricular, Assessment, and Accountability Policies, Practices, and Philosophies for Exclusionary School Settings
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Gagnon, Joseph Calvin – Journal of Special Education, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of state-level policies and practices concerning youth with disabilities in secondary day treatment and residential (DTR) schools, as well as juvenile correctional (JC) schools for committed youth. A survey of state directors of special education or their designees…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Accountability, Educational Practices, State Standards
Special Education in Charter Schools: The View from State Education Agencies
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Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando; Ahearn, Eileen M. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
Charter schools, although a stage for potential educational reform and innovation, remain subject to federal laws regarding the education of students with disabilities. As they intersect with federal law, the variance of state charter laws and policy surrounding the provision of special education creates a challenging context for helping charters…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Federal Legislation, State Officials, Disabilities
Primers on Special Education and Charter Schools: Compilation of Full Primer Set
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Ahearn, Eileen M.; Giovannetti, Elizabeth A.; Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2004
This set of primers for charter school authorizers; charter school operators and state-level administrators has been developed to provide background information and resources for the "builders" of charter schools and policymakers to facilitate the successful inclusion of students with disabilities in charter schools. The primers open…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Charter Schools, Special Education
Legislation, Achievements and Problems in Education. A Survey of the States, 1972. Revised.
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1972
In January 1972, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) collected information concerning educational legislation (both enacted and proposed), outstanding educational achievements, and major educational problem areas of the States. The compilation of this data in its present form represents an updating of a similar survey conducted by ECS in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
State Teacher Policy Yearbook: Progress on Teacher Quality, 2007. National Summary
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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2007
Countless reports have analyzed the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on teacher quality and student achievement. What many of these reports truly leave behind, however, is the reality that state governments--not the federal government--have the strongest impact on the work of America's 3.1 million teachers. With that in mind, three…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Officials, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers
State Special Education Outcomes, 2003: Marching On
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Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2004
This report summarizes the ninth survey of state directors of special education by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results include all 50 states and 9 of the 11 federally funded entities (unique states). The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends,…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Disabilities, Educational Change