Does Compliance Matter in Special Education? - 9780807759028

Teachers' College Press

Does Compliance Matter in Special Education?IDEA and the Hidden Inequities of Practice\nAuthor(s): Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807759028, 978-0807759028\nSynopsis\nThis book asks a question that many educators may think, but wont say out loud: Does compliance with IDEA legislation matter? The author acknowledges that, while compliance with IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is important, it can also be an administrative burden that detracts from practitioners capacity to adequately serve students with disabilities.\n\nUsing data collected from three suburban school districts, Voulgarides helps us to understand how compliance with IDEA intersects with decades of evidence of racial inequities in student outcomes. This timely and thought-provoking book unpacks the civil rights history of IDEA, examines the impact of its procedural focus on educational.