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Garver, Rachel – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
Educators in economically and racially segregated schools enact subgroup entitlement policies, such as Title III and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), as they negotiate the diverse and underserved needs throughout the student body. How do subgroup entitlement policies for English learners and students with disabilities shape…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
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Gandara, Patricia; Orfield, Gary – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background:This study grew out of a recent Supreme Court case known as "Horne v Flores." The case began in 1992 in Nogales, Arizona when a 4th grade English learner (EL), Miriam Flores, sued the district and the state for failing to provide her (and other EL students) with an appropriate education as guaranteed by the Equal Educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Educational Opportunities, Emotional Development
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools contains entries that explore the topic of secondary schools in the United States. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover topics as varied as assessment to the history of the American high school, from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to gay and straight student alliances, from the No…
Descriptors: High Schools, Court Litigation, School Segregation, Compulsory Education