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A Survey Of State Educational Agencies On Criteria For Providing Related Services As Mandated By Public Law 94-142 And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Antonis Katsiyannis
A Survey Of State Educational Agencies On Criteria For Providing Related Services As Mandated By Public Law 94-142 And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Antonis Katsiyannis
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The related services component of P.L. 94-142 has been one of the most difficult features in providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for eligible handicapped students and it continues to be a persistent challenge. Related services have been a fertile area of disagreements between school personnel and parents because of the high cost of providing some services, and because of parents' requests for a variety of services, not necessarily within the intent of the law, to be provided at public expense. Issues involving related services have primarily focused on availability, service delivery models ensuring fiscal efficiency, compliance and legality. …
The Origins And Development Of Virginia's Student Assessment Policy: A Case Study, Serbrenia J. Sims
The Origins And Development Of Virginia's Student Assessment Policy: A Case Study, Serbrenia J. Sims
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The purpose of this study was to review the historical origins and chronology of the student assessment movement in the United States and to describe and analyze the development of Virginia's higher education student assessment policy within that movement. "Student assessment," the process of determining whether or not students have met educational goals set by their programs of study, institutions of higher education, or the state is a relatively new event in Virginia. Major participants involved in the passage and implementation of Virginia's policy were identified from historical documents and interviewed based on their specific areas of knowledge.;From the interviews …
Beyond The Campus: Image And Saga Of The State Coordinating Council: A Case Study Of The State Council Of Higher Education For Virginia, 1977-1987, Agnes Logan Braganza
Beyond The Campus: Image And Saga Of The State Coordinating Council: A Case Study Of The State Council Of Higher Education For Virginia, 1977-1987, Agnes Logan Braganza
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The purpose of this study was to contribute to an understanding of the milieu in which higher education policy is formed in the United States, using the Commonwealth of Virginia as a case study seeking to explain the image and saga of its State Council of Higher Education. Virginia is an appropriate state upon which to focus because it is taking its place among the leading states in public higher education.;Although control of higher education policy now resides largely in the states and their statewide coordinating councils and governing boards, there is not a clear identity of any state's presence. …
A Study Of Reading Achievement Gains In Classes Of Special Education Teachers Using The Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Indicators Of Competence, Cynthia Henshaw
A Study Of Reading Achievement Gains In Classes Of Special Education Teachers Using The Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Indicators Of Competence, Cynthia Henshaw
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In Virginia, the State Board of Education has specified fourteen areas in which every teacher who is granted a Collegiate Professional Certificate must be competent and has established the Virginia Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) for the purpose of assessing the competence of beginning teachers. The basis of BTAP is a "set of measurable or observable indicators through which beginning teachers can demonstrate their competence in each competency area specified by the Board of Education." In studies of teacher effectiveness in regular education, these competency areas have been consistently related to increased student achievement. Few studies in special education have …