This book provides an exhaustive presentation of all decisions in special education cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act hear by the U. S. Court of Appeals for 2020, presented by circuit.

The book reviews all policy documents related to the education of students with disabilities issued by the US Department of Education. This will include Dear Colleague Letters, question and answer documents, and published letters to specific individuals.

This book will provide a guide on how to read a case, a description of how a special education case progresses through the administrative and judicial system, the legal importance of policy documents, and websites for follow-up research related to special education law.

If there is any major federal legislation during the year (e.g., reauthorization of the IDEA, restraint and exclusion legislation) that will also be addressed in this book.

This book will be the comprehensive summary of the year in special education law, and will provide important information to graduate students in education, education administrators, teachers, and practicing attorneys regarding appropriate educational practices for students with disabilities. Additionally, we will follow each section on case law and policy implications for educators. We will be including figures, tables, & checklists.

About the Author

David F. Bateman is professor of educational leadership and special education at Shippensburg University, where he teaches courses on special education law, assessment, and facilitating inclusion. He has recently coauthored A Principal's Guide to Special Education, A Teacher's Guide to Special Education, Charting the Course: Special Education in Charter Schools, Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools, and Current Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education.

Mitchell L. Yell is the Fred and Francis Lester Palmetto Chair in Teacher Education and professor of special education at the University of South Carolina. Yell has published 124 journal articles, five textbooks, twenty-six book chapters, and has conducted numerous workshops on various aspects of special education law, classroom management, and progress monitoring. He also serves as a state-level due process review officer in South Carolina. Prior to working in higher education, Yell was a special education teacher in Minnesota for 16 years.

Kevin P. Brady is associate professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Arkansas. He is also adjunct associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he teaches a course in school law and ethics in the Summer Principals Academy (SPA). He is currently the program director of the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Center for the Study of Leadership and the Law. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Education Law Association (ELA) and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Education and Urban Society, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, and West's Education Law Reporter. His scholarship appears in a wide array of educational leadership, law, and policy journals.

Book Information
ISBN 9781538152768
Author David F. Bateman
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 327g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 12mm