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Special Education Law: Illustrative Basics and Nuances of Key IDEA Components
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
Intended as professional development for both new and experienced special educators, this article provides both the basic requirements and nuanced issues for foundational, successive, and overlapping key components under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): (a) child find, (b) eligibility, and (c) free appropriate public…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Disabilities, Equal Education
Frequency Trends of Court Decisions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Bailey, Tessie Rose; Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2015
The purpose of this analysis is to provide systematic and up-to-date data on the frequency of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2012) court decisions on a state-by-state basis, not only overall, but in relation to special education enrollments. This empirical analysis revealed notable differences among state rankings in the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation