ERIC Number: ED499560
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Oct
Pages: 8
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School Choice under the No Child Left Behind Act: Issues and Implications for Students with Disabilities
Center for Law and Education (NJ3a)
This issue paper focuses on School Choice (the option to transfer to another public school when a school is identified for "improvement") and how it may affect children with disabilities. It begins with a brief discussion of when school choice kicks in under NCLB, followed by a detailed discussion of the legal requirements that apply once this occurs. It then considers issues and implications for students with disabilities. (Contains 35 notes.)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Choice, Policy Analysis, Educational Policy, Accessibility (for Disabled), Transfer Students, Public Schools, Compliance (Legal)
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Law and Education, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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