Presented is the transcript of hearings (June 21 and 22, 1977) before the subcommittee on the handicapped of the committee on human resources on the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142). Included are the texts of P.L. 94-142 and Senate Bill 725, a bill to extend certain programs (centers and…

This survey, collected during February and March 1979, assessed the costs imposed on school districts by the special education needs of the handicapped, especially the costs incurred in response to P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Usable questionnaires were returned by 261 local school districts (enrolling 11 percent of…

The document reports findings from the first year of a longitudinal study of the implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Based primarily on interviews with a wide variety of respondents (e.g., administrators, teachers, and parents) from 22 local education agencies (LEAs) in nine states, the report describes…