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Avoiding Substantive Errors in Individualized Education Program Development
Content type: Journal Article
The primary charge of special educators is to provide eligible students with disabilities a special education that confers a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The U.S. Supreme has held that a FAPE consists of two types of student rights: Procedural...
Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Civil Rights Compliance Center
Content type: News
Posted:
28 January, 2020
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the launch of the OPEN Center within the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which will “focus on proactive compliance with federal civil rights laws and will provide...
Pasteur's Quadrant as the Bridge Linking Rigor with Relevance
Content type: Journal Article
A tension exists between educational practitioners and researchers, which is often attributed to their dichotomous and oftentimes polarizing professional ideologies or Discourse communities. When determining what works in education, researchers tend to...
Evidence-Based Practices and Implementation Science in Special Education
Content type: Journal Article
Establishing a process for identifying evidence-based practices (EBPs) in special education has been a significant advance for the field because it has the potential for generating more effective educational programs and producing more positive outcomes...
Is it Time for Elevating the Standard for FAPE under IDEA?
Content type: Journal Article
This article examines a critical question for the special education community: What should be the current meaning of “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) in light of not only the Supreme Court's landmark Rowley decision in 1982 but also developments...
Recent Changes in State Policies and Legislation regarding Restraint or Seclusion
Content type: Journal Article
In this article, we describe and evaluate the extent to which recent changes to state-level policy are related to seclusion and restraint in schools and detail what components of comprehensive restraint and seclusion policy are indicated. We examined state...
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue Oral Arguments Begin Today
Content type: News
Posted:
22 January, 2020
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments in a landmark school choice case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which focuses on the constitutionality of school vouchers for use at religious schools.
Webinar on Seclusion and Restraint Offered by U.S. Department of Education
Content type: News
Posted:
14 January, 2020
Last week, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) posted an informative webinar, "Students with Disabilities and the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in K-12 Public Schools."
Which Procedural Parts of the IEP Process Are the Most Judicially Vulnerable?
Content type: Journal Article
To provide a missing piece to the legal foundation of professional development and practice for the individualized education program (IEP) process, the authors report the results of a comprehensive systematic analysis of court decisions specific to IEP...
The Supreme Court, Endrew, and the Appropriate Education of Students With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
In this article, we analyze the Supreme Court’s decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 (2017), interpreting the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its provisions creating a right of every student with a disability...