Educating the Handicapped: Reforming a Radical Law.

Pittenger, John C.; Kuriloff, Peter

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Publication Date: 1982

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Educating the Handicapped: Reforming a Radical Law.

Pittenger, John C.; Kuriloff, Peter

Public Interest, n66 p72-96 Win 1982

Reviews the requirements and potential effects of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Suggests reforms that would maximize the educational opportunities offered under the Act while reducing (1) financial costs; and (2) bureaucratic problems associated with such heavily prescriptive Federal policies. (GC)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Program Costs, Special Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education for All Handicapped Children Act

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