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Sophie Rodosky; Deborah A. Phillips; Anna D. Johnson – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2025
Background: Over the past four decades, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has expanded access to public education for millions of students with disabilities, who now make up nearly 15% of the public-school population (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024). The IDEA's primary goal is to boost educational and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
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Amie F. Bettencourt; Corinne M. Plesko; Deborah Gross; Rashelle J. Musci – School Mental Health, 2025
A better understanding of factors influencing who receives disability support services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Accommodation Plan from the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504 plan) and when is needed. This study used administrative data from11,405 students enrolled in 121 Baltimore City Schools (51% male; 85%…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Patrick Rooney; David Cantrell – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2021
The 2020-2021 school year presented unprecedented challenges for States and local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout the country because of the national pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For successful recovery efforts, it is essential to examine the expectations for children with disabilities, English learners…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Alternative Assessment, Grade 3, Grade 4
Bettencourt, Amie; Gross, Deborah; Ho, Grace – Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2016
In 2014-15, over 50% of kindergarten children in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) did not meet benchmarks for social-behavior readiness. These include the readiness skills children need to follow directions, comply with rules, manage emotions, solve problems, organize and complete tasks, and get along with others. Social-behavioral…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Public Schools, Urban Schools, School Readiness
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Clarke, Laura S.; Haydon, Todd; Bauer, Anne; Epperly, Anna C. – Preventing School Failure, 2016
The passage of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act has highlighted the importance of all students having access to the general education curriculum. Because students with disabilities are being included in the general education classroom in greater numbers, teachers need to implement…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, General Education, Audience Response Systems
Williams, Connie Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between school-based organizational structures that support teachers' development of Personalized Education Plans (PEPs) and their quality as written for third through fifth grade students in each of two Title I schools. A causal comparative design was implemented. Teachers' responses…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Quality, Teacher Attitudes