Special Education in the United States
Special Education Program Units Definition in the Public School Finance Area
Sum of special education program units determined by multiplying the number of approved programs or students by the corresponding cost differential factor as follows:
- Program/Membership
- Cost Differential
- Ancillary FTE Personnel including diagnosticians: 25.000
- Approved A/B class programs: .700
- Students in class C programs: 1.000
- Students in class D programs: 2.000
- 3- and 4-year-old developmentally disabled students: 2.000
special education Background
Resources
See Also
- Public School Funding Issues
- Public School Definition
- Private School
- Public School Funding by State
Further Reading
- LRP’s Special Ed Connection
- LRP’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Law Report (IDELR), vols. 17-37 (KF 4210 .A6 E38); Biweekly looseleaf format
- LRP’s IDELR Year in Review (KF 4210.M34); Annual;
- Barkoff, Alison. Serving Mentally Fragile Students: The Supreme Court Prepares for Review (1998) (KF 4210 .B27)
- Gorn, Susan. What’s Hot, What’s Not: Trends in Special Education Litigation (1996) ( KF 4210 .G67 1996)
- Gorn, Susan. What do I do when–: The Answer Book on Special Education Law (1999) (KF 4209.3 .Z9 G67)
- Guernsey, Thomas. Special Education Law (2001) (KF 4210 .G84)
- Lake, Steven. Separating Church and State: The Challenges of Special Education in Parochial Schools (KF 4209.3 .Z9 L34)
- Lake, Steven. Section 504 Retaliation Claims: An Overview (2002) (KF 4209.3 .Z9 L36 2002)
- Maloney, Melinda. The Continuing Evolution of Special Education Law 1978 to 1995 (1995) (KF 4210 .M352 1995)
- Martin, Reed. Special Education Law in America: The Rights of the Student and the Responsibilities of Those who Serve (Skillman Center for Children)
- Rothstein, Laura. Special Education Law (KF 4210 .R68)
- Underwood, Julie. Legal Aspects of Special Education and Pupil Services (KF 4209.3 .U53)
- Yell, Mitchell. The Law and Special Education (KF 4210 .Y45)
- Zelin, Gerald. The Constitutional Foundations of Special Education Law (KF 4210 .Z44)