A Survey of Special Education Costs in Local School Districts. An Assessment of the Local Impact of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5377186
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National School Boards Association, Washington, DC
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979
- 37 p.
- Summary:
-
This survey, collected during February and March 1979, assessed the costs imposed on school districts by the special education needs of the handicapped, especially the costs incurred in response to P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Usable questionnaires were returned by 261 local school districts (enrolling 11 percent of the total national enrollment) from around the country. Findings included the following: (1) Cost differentials between special education and regular programs will continue to widen. (2) Most school districts must place some handicapped students in instructional settings outside the district's facilities. (3) Small districts must place a larger percentage of handicapped pupils outside the district than do large districts. (4) Local school districts identify federal mandates as the most significant factor contributing to rising special education costs. (5) The cost ratio between the education of the handicapped and regular education is at least two to one. (6) The respondents identified an average of approximately 9 percent of their total enrollment as in need of special education services, with the number ranging from 1 percent to 22 percent. (Author/JM)
- Notes:
-
- Availability: National School Boards Association, Office of Federal Relations, 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007 ($5.00 prepaid).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- National School Boards Association, Washington, DC
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2049 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1979
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Statutory Mandates and Agency Enforcement. An Anthology on Procedures and Defenses of P.L. 94-142, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 [microform]
- Schools and the Law of the Handicapped [microform]
- The Impact of Federal Legislation and Regulations on Big City Schools [microform]
- Survey of Public Education in the Member Cities of the Council of Big City Boards of Education [microform]
- The Arts in Education. NSBA Research Report 1978-2 [microform]