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Download full textMiller, Kirsten – Changing Schools, 2003
This article examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) on English language learners (ELLs). Title III of NCLB describes specific requirements that states and districts must meet in educating ELLs. In February 2003, the U.S. Department of Education released non-regulatory guidance on the Title III state formula grant…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Danaher, Joan – NEC*TAS Notes, 1995
This paper analyzes the preschool special education eligibility classifications and criteria used by states and the District of Columbia in compliance with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Four types of eligibility classifications are described: use of only Part B disability categories; use of Part B categories plus a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classification, Compliance (Legal), Developmental Delays
Danaher, Joan – NEC*TAS Notes, 1992
This paper analyzes the preschool special education eligibility classifications and criteria used by states and the District of Columbia in compliance with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Four types of eligibility classifications are described: use of only Part B disability categories; use of Part B categories plus a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classification, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Shackelford, Jo – NEC*TAS Notes, 1992
This paper discusses how states and jurisdictions define "developmental delay" and "at risk" in their definition of eligibility for services to infants and toddlers under Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It reviews the procedures and criteria used to determine developmental delay and outlines the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Bruder, Mary Beth; McCollum, Jeanette – NEC*TAS Notes, 1991
This analysis reports on the plans for special education personnel development by those states submitting fourth year applications under Part H of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (1986). The eight states--Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, and Texas--used a variety of approaches…
Descriptors: Certification, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
IDRA Newsletter, 1997
This newsletter includes three articles, two of which focus on standards for student evaluation and for admission to higher education. "A Measuring Stick for Standards and TEKS: Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners" (Laura Chris Green, Adela Solis) examines beliefs embodied in the notion of standards; defines content,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education
Hinkle, Paul D. – 1991
This compilation cites the legal provisions of Part 30 of the California Education Code relative to special education programs; Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations relative to special education for children with disabilities; and other parts of the Education Code, Health and Safety Code, Government Code, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility
Mitchell, Susan – Wisconsin Policy Research Report, 1999
Aggressive intervention by a school-choice coalition and supportive elected officials turned back threats to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) posed by burdensome state regulation of private schools. MPCP continues to expand, studies report academic gains, parents are satisfied and involved, and public support has grown. Supporters of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Policy
Garcia, Joseph, Ed. – Achieve Policy Brief, 2002
This brief examines issues raised by the No Child Left Behind Act critical to long-term success of states' reforms. These issues include building a coherent testing program (lead with standards, not tests, and ensure the quality of all tests, particularly their alignment with state standards); managing trade-offs between high expectations and high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Collection
DuBois, Donald W. – OSSC Bulletin, 1980
Oregon Senate Bill 354 has required each school district in Oregon to develop a teacher evaluation plan that would include job descriptions, performance standards, observations, postevaluation, and a written program of assistance, if needed. The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) has drawn some conclusions about teacher effectiveness that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Ponessa, Joan M.; And Others – Public Affairs Focus, 1994
This special report summarizes a larger report titled "Linkages in the Delivery and Financing of Special Education Services in New Jersey" by Henry A. Coleman et al. It describes a project which analyzed the linkage between the structure of state aid for special education and the identification, classification, and placement of students…
Descriptors: Classification, Costs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Erickson, Ron; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Elliott, Judy – NCEO Policy Directions, 1997
This report addresses issues concerned with reporting educational results for students with disabilities, identifies principles to guide reporting practices, and offers recommendations. The report notes that there are many purposes for reporting and that reporting information on students with disabilities is important because it ensures that they…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection
