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ERIC Number: EJ499170
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Twenty Years after Chapter 766: The Backlash against Special Education in Massachusetts.
Fafard, Mary-Beth
Phi Delta Kappan, v76 n7 p536-37 Mar 1995
Despite favorable outcomes resulting from a progressive 1972 special education law, many Massachusetts residents are concerned about Chapter 766 outcomes, costs, and the rising proportion of eligible students. Recently, the Massachusetts Legislature redefined the concept of a "special-needs child" and crafted a comprehensive Educational Reform Act that provides for systemic restructuring of general education and a significant reinvestment of state dollars in education. (MLH)
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, General Education, Public Opinion, School Restructuring, Special Education, Special Needs Students, State Legislation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Massachusetts