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Lazara, Alex; Danaher, Joan; Kraus, Robert; Goode, Sue – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
With the passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and subsequent amendments, states and jurisdictions have made great strides in the provision of services to young children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities. As of Fall 2007, America's…
Descriptors: State Programs, Disabilities, Preschool Children, Program Implementation
Boylan, Ellen; Goldman, Dan – Education Law Center, 2010
States and local school districts are required by federal law to educate preschool age children with disabilities in typical early childhood programs alongside children who do not have disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate. This policy brief provides an overview of the law and sets forth a list of policy recommendations that can help…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Public Education
Lazara, Alex; Danaher, Joan; Kraus, Robert; Goode, Sue; Hipps, Cherie; Festa, Cathy – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2010
With the passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and subsequent amendments, states and jurisdictions have made great strides in the provision of services to young children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities. As of Fall 2007, America's…
Descriptors: State Programs, Disabilities, Preschool Children, Program Implementation
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Special Education Services. – 1986
Intended for parents, this booklet lists special education programs and services for exceptional children in Michigan, and discusses parent rights in the educational system. Specifically addressed are parents' rights in the referral process, in the evaluation procedures, to an independent educational evaluation, in the Individualized Educational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
The 25th Annual Report to Congress has been designed to showcase the data collected from states and the national studies that make up the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) National Assessment of the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. To this end, OSEP proposed questions about the characteristics of children and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, State Programs