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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.
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...
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017) FAPE and the U.S. Supreme Court
Content type: Journal Article
On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. This case, coming 35 years after the Supreme Court’s first special education decision in Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central...
An Updated Primer of Special Education Law
Content type: Journal Article
Teachers and parents often find special education law complex and confusing. As one step for a basic foundation in special education law, a previous TEC article (Zirkel, 2005) provided a snapshot of the “top 5 case concepts” based on 10 decisions from the...
Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding
Content type: Journal Article
The formula used to allocate federal funding to states for special education is one of IDEA's most critical components. The formula serves as the primary mechanism for dividing available federal dollars among states and represents policy makers’ intent to...
ED Issues Final Interpretation: Digital Materials Qualify as Accessible Instructional Materials for Students with Disabilities
Content type: News
Posted:
26 May, 2020
To ensure eligible students with print disabilities have access to textbooks and other educational materials, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued a new interpretation of the phrase “printed textbooks and related core materials” referred to in...
Secretary DeVos Submits Waiver Requests to Congress
Content type: News
Posted:
28 April, 2020
On Monday evening, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos submitted a request to Congress for temporary waiver authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capturing Implicit Policy from NCLB Test Type Assignments of Students with Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
This study examined the learner characteristics and performance scores of students in the 2009 alternate assessment-modified achievement standard for one Midwestern state. Comparing performance differences by disability category for each content area from...
Judicial Appeals for Hearing/Review Officer Decisions under IDEA: An Empirical Analysis
Content type: Journal Article
This study analyzed the 65 hearing officer decisions in Illinois between 1982 and 2010 that were subject to a court appeal available in the Westlaw or Individuals With Disabilities Education Law Report (IDELR) databases. These 65 cases yielded 86 issue...