Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 4 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 21 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 38 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 7 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 6 |
| Practitioners | 6 |
| Teachers | 3 |
| Parents | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Bruininks Oseretsky Test of… | 1 |
| Peabody Developmental Motor… | 1 |
| Test of Gross Motor… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkYell, Mitchell L.; Ryan, Joseph B.; Rozalski, Michael E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has spawned much litigation in which parents of children with disabilities and school districts disagree over the content of a student's special education. The majority of this litigation has occurred in the federal district courts. The federal court system consists of more than 100 U.S.…
Descriptors: Special Education, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation
Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ryan, Joseph B.; McDuffie, Kimberly A.; Mattocks, Lindsay – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) into law. This law reauthorized and amended the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On August 3, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education issued the regulations implementing the IDEIA 2004. The changes in the IDEIA 2004…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Christle, Christine A.; Yell, Mitchell L. – Exceptionality, 2010
The individual education program (IEP) is of critical importance to educators, parents, and students. Through the IEP process school-based teams (a) assess the educational needs of a student, (b) develop meaningful and measurable goals that direct the student's program, (c) develop and implement a program of special education and related services,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Teamwork, Needs Assessment
Yell, Mitchell L.; Rozalski, Michael E. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
In this article, the authors examine the effect of legislation and litigation on the discipline of public school students. The authors explore how the courts have influenced discipline in schools, discuss the laws that affect discipline, provide a brief overview of students' rights in public schools, discuss the discipline of students with…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Discipline, Special Needs Students, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Rogers, David; Rogers, Elisabeth Lodge – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
Discusses the legal history of special education. The exclusion of students with disabilities and the early efforts to ensure a free appropriate education for students with disabilities are examined up to and including the enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Espin, Christine A. – Exceptional Children, 1990
The article examines case law that has provided parents of handicapped children with three primary types of relief (injunctive relief, tuition reimbursement, and payment of attorneys' fees) in special education lawsuits under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law 94-142. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Drasgow, Erik – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Examines the legal basis for inclusion and presents four federal circuit court decisions that have addressed school districts' responsibilities to include students with disabilities in regular education classrooms. Recommendations are offered for educators and school administrators to follow to determine the least restrictive environment for…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKatsiyannis, Antonis; Yell, Mitchell L.; Bradley, Renee – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
Reflections on the 25-year history of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) first presents the litigable and legislative developments that led to the passage of IDEA, then examines the law itself and the litigation interpreting IDEA, and finally discusses the direction that IDEA may take over the next 25 years. (Contains…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This editorial introduces articles in this issue on the legal issues involved in educating students with disabilities and students at risk for school failure. It is intended to acquaint readers with the current requirements of special education law and recent developments in statutory and case law. (DB)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Peterson, Reece L. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This discussion of the discipline of students with disabilities notes rules and limitations that are different from those for the discipline of students without disabilities. Legal considerations in disciplining all students as well as those protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Describes the case of Hartmann v. Loudoun County Board of Education, a case that was the first inclusion litigation that involved a student with autism who presented significant behavioral challenges. The court's decision upholding the student's placement in a special program is explored. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This article first notes differences between least restrictive environment (LRE), inclusion, and mainstreaming. It then discusses the LRE mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, reviews federal cases that have ruled on the application of the mandate, and concludes with an examination of principles from these cases and their…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Rozalski, Michael E.; Drasgow, Erik – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2001
This article analyzes the legal requirements and regulations regarding the discipline of students with disabilities found in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Amendments of 1997) as well as policy statements of the Office of Special Education Programs and the results of state-level due-process hearings. Guidelines for school…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Due Process
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Reviews the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the context of the law's history. Focused on are changes in Individualized Education Program requirements, mediation as a conflict resolution option, discipline of students in special education, and the required review of the relationship between a student's…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Discipline
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1992
This article discusses how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) encourages educational reform if that reform is guided by research and improves special education for children with disabilities and examines how the IDEA discourages educational practices that minimize the individual needs of the disabled through standardization of…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
