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Zirkel, Perry A.; Thomas, Lisa B. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
The legal source of schools' use of response to intervention (RTI) is a matter of federal and state special education laws, although its implementation is largely a matter of general education practice. The only mention of RTI is in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it is limited to identification of students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Laws, Guidelines, Program Implementation
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
In September 2002, the children of parents Latasha Gibbs, Carmella Glass, Laverne Jones, Charlene Mingo, Deborah Powell-Jasper, Eunice Staton, and Keikola Valentine were attending New York City public schools that the state education department identified as needing improvement -- in other words, failing -- under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Compliance (Legal), State Legislation, Court Litigation