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Direct linkSamuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2010
After decades of what seemed to be an inexorable upward path, the number of students classified as learning-disabled declined from year to year over much of the past decade--a change in direction that is spurring debates among experts about the reasons why. The percentage of 3- to 21-year-old students nationwide classified as having a…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Enrollment
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2009
The nation's largest school district is engaged in a fierce debate over the merits and drawbacks of mayoral control as a legislative deadline looms for renewing the governance arrangement. The 2002 law that gave New York City's mayor authority over the school system will "sunset" on June 30 unless state lawmakers step in, as they are…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Government School Relationship, Leadership Effectiveness
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2005
Subject qualification for teachers in special education is a requirement that comes from the federal No Child Left Behind Act and the reauthorized Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Both laws require states to define what makes a highly qualified teacher. Meeting the standard may be a particular challenge for special education…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Professional Training, Disabilities
