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Trends In Special Education Case Law: Frequency And Outcomes Of Published Court Decisions 1998-2012, Zorka Karanxha, Perry A. Zirkel
Trends In Special Education Case Law: Frequency And Outcomes Of Published Court Decisions 1998-2012, Zorka Karanxha, Perry A. Zirkel
Zorka Karanxha
Executive Overview • This article determines the frequency and outcomes of published court decisions under the IDEA for students from pre-K through grade 12, starting in January 1998 and ending in October 2012. • The frequency of these decisions trended upward during the 15-year period, particularly during the most recent five-year interval. • The conclusive outcomes favored districts on a 3:1 basis both overall and on relatively consistent longitudinal basis; however, the intermediate outcomes partially ameliorated this pronounced pro-district tendency. • The Second Circuit region (New York, Vermont, and Connecticut) had the highest volume of cases, and the Tenth Circuit …
Barbara Garii's Book Review Of Student Teaching And The Law In The Journal Of Tutoring And Mentoring: Partnership In Learning, Zorka Karanxha
Barbara Garii's Book Review Of Student Teaching And The Law In The Journal Of Tutoring And Mentoring: Partnership In Learning, Zorka Karanxha
Zorka Karanxha
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Education Law Association, Zorka Karanxha
Hunt V. Mcnair, Zorka Karanxha
Student Teachers’ Diversity Rights: The Case Law., Zorka Karanxha, Perry Zirkel
Student Teachers’ Diversity Rights: The Case Law., Zorka Karanxha, Perry Zirkel
Zorka Karanxha
This chapter provides a concise and up-to-date synthesis of the published case law where a student teacher was the plaintiff, the defendant was an institution of higher education or cooperating local school district, and the issues in dispute were related to diversity. The number of such court decisions was surprisingly small, and the outcomes generally favored the defendant institutions. The court cases fall under three categories: 1) student teachers’ diverse views on religion, 2) student teachers’ diverse forms of free speech, and 3) student teachers with special needs. Constitutional claims were the predominant avenue of litigation against school districts and …
Creeping Judicialization In Special Education Hearings?: An Exploratory Study, Perry A. Zirkel, Zorka Karanxha
Creeping Judicialization In Special Education Hearings?: An Exploratory Study, Perry A. Zirkel, Zorka Karanxha
Zorka Karanxha
No abstract provided.