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Download full textKrista Kaput; Jennifer O’Neal Schiess – Bellwether, 2024
IDEA is the cornerstone federal law that safeguards and promotes the educational rights of children with disabilities. It was enacted in 1975 as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), which established a right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities for the first time. Before the EHA, there…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Krista Kaput; Jennifer O’Neal Schiess – Bellwether, 2024
More than 90% of IDEA funding is allocated to Part B, Grants to States (Section 611), which contains funding and policy provisions related to special education for children ages 3 to 21. The influence of federal Part B, Grants to States funding on state and local funding decisions is twofold: 1) it links eligibility for IDEA grants to compliance…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Krista Kaput; Jennifer O’Neal Schiess – Bellwether, 2024
The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitles students with disabilities to a free appropriate public education. Students with disabilities often require additional support to enable them to achieve academic and functional goals relative to their nondisabled peers. These legally protected supports and services all add up…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Croft, Michelle; Spurrier, Alex; Squire, Juliet; Rotherham, Andrew J. – Bellwether, 2022
With the 2022 midterm elections behind us and 2023 state legislative sessions ahead, policymakers must shift their time and attention from winning reelection to addressing the perfect storm brewing in education. Three significant challenges paint a grim picture for students and public schools unless policymakers step in to help: catastrophic…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Declining Enrollment
Lynne Graziano; Nick Lee – Bellwether, 2024
Young people need clear pathways to navigate from K-12 education into careers that align with their interests, strengths, and life goals. But they often lack the information, support, and access to choose and complete postsecondary pathways that are right for them. The federal government can play an important role in bridging this gap, by…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Guided Pathways, Government School Relationship, Career Development
