Rural school leaders are faced with challenges to close the achievement gap between subgroups, mainly general and special education. Schools and school systems face several barriers to move forward with positive trends in the data provided by the Alabama State Department of Education. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions…

With respect to co-teaching, there is a lack of empirical research at the high school level. Furthermore, few researchers have considered asking high school co-teachers to share their beliefs and perceptions about what makes co-teaching a successful model. To fulfill both the needs of students who are educated in co-taught classrooms and the lofty…

The Northwest Alabama Cooperative Project here reported was funded under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This project was oriented toward the reorganization of classrooms to include team teaching and continuous progress, improved subject matter skills, and improved understanding of individuals and individual differences. This project was…