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Gardner, Donna; Rury, John L. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2014
The 1968 Spainhower Commission planned extensive changes in the organization of public education in Missouri, proposing larger, comprehensive districts throughout the state. Intended to increase efficiency and reduce inequities, its reform proposals spurred widespread opposition from both rural and suburban communities. In the suburbs hostility…
Descriptors: School District Reorganization, Suburban Schools, Resistance to Change, Planning Commissions
Yocom, Somer S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to examine categories of disabilities and disputes common to special education hearings in the State of Texas between 2006 and 2008, and to determine which party typically prevailed in these hearings. Special education disability was based on the 13 categories identified by the State of Texas. Chi square compared…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Hearings, Learning Disabilities, Related Services (Special Education)