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Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Hopkins, Bryant Gregory; Stiefel, Leanna – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021
In the 40-plus years since the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," special education has grown in the number of students and amount spent on services. Despite this growth, academic performance of students with disabilities remains troublingly low compared to general education students. To some extent, these differences reflect…
Descriptors: Special Education, Academic Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
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Stiefel, Leanna; Shiferaw, Menbere; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Gottfried, Michael – Educational Researcher, 2018
The passage of landmark federal legislation in 1975 guaranteed students with disabilities (SWDs) a free appropriate public education. Over time, reauthorization of this legislation has highlighted the importance of educating SWDs in the general education environment where appropriate, and significant interaction with general education peers who…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
Ladd, Helen F., Ed.; Goertz, Margaret E., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015
Sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the second edition of this groundbreaking handbook assembles in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, with particular attention to elementary and secondary education. Chapters from the first edition have been fully updated and revised…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education