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Knoll, James A.; Obi, Sunday C. – 1997
This study surveyed educators in 30 school districts in Eastern Kentucky to examine the extent to which a grassroots movement toward inclusive schooling is developing, as well as teacher attitudes toward the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. Of the 3,393 questionnaires distributed, 651 were returned from 65 (of 178) schools. Generally…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
Din, Feng S. – 1996
A survey of 419 Kentucky regular public schools was conducted to investigate how special education services are presently delivered to children with disabilities in the context of the statewide educational reform movement. The study examined: (1) how many regular public schools in Kentucky are practicing full inclusion; (2) how full inclusion and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Hovda, Ric A., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Based on the experiences of teachers, principals, and parents involved in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), this book is a collection of accounts and reflections by teachers or administrators who have engaged in developing and implementing nongraded primary education programs. The articles in this book are: (1) "Reforming the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Guarino, Cassandra M.; Chambers, Jay G. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2001
A study investigated the impact of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) on special education by collected data on all 176 school districts for 1989-90 through 1993-94. Findings indicate that KERA had a significant impact on the provision of, and allocation of resources to, special education five years after implementation. (Contains two…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
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Doktor, Judy E.; Poertner, John – Remedial and Special Education, 1996
The Kentucky Family Resource Centers developed under the Kentucky Educational Reform Act are described as examples of the school-linked service movement. The lessons learned in the development of the centers and policy issues that need to be addressed by both education and social services to assure continued development of this movement are…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change
Elliott, Judy – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This commentary on "Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities" (Kleinert and others), points out that Kentucky includes the assessment scores or results in the larger accountability system of the school and state. Noteworthy components and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This response to comments on "Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities" (Kleinert and others), discusses changes in the ways Alternate Portfolios are now scored and answers concerns on the inclusion of students with mild and severe disabilities…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Sailor, Wayne – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This commentary on "Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities" (Kleinert and others), discusses the convergence of the inclusion movement and school reform efforts and the ability of the portfolio assessment to facilitate the inclusion of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment