Special Needs Education Research
This page contains research related to special needs education in Kentucky.
Enable The Disabled
An Analysis of the Kentucky Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program. Prepared by Dr. Vicki Murray. Read more here...
Fears Versus Facts
Fears versus facts about school choice: An overview of issues surrounding the effects of competition on public education. Prepared by Dr. John Garen. Read more here...
Examing Kentucky's No Child Left Behind Tier 5 Schools
This study looks at the governance and compliance of No Child Left Behind standards for Tier 5 underperforming schools in Kentucky. By Richard Innes. Read more here...
Provisions Related to ChildrenWith Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
This report from the U.S. Department of Education provides information that explains the provisions related to, and benefits available to, children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private schools, including religious schools, when the provision of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is not at issue. In IDEA, these children are often referred to as “parentally placed private school children” with disabilities,and the benefits available to them differ from the benefits for children with disabilities in public schools. Full Report
The State of Learning Disabilities 2009
The State of Learning Disabilities 2009 is a comprehensive report on the status of children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities (LD) in the United States. It shatters common myths about LD and provides benchmark data to compare and contrast how people with LD are faring in school and work.
Published by the The Advocacy Institute a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the development of products, projects and services that work to improve the lives of people with disabilities, this publication offers to policy makers, education professionals, media, parents and others to ensure that there is access to key LD data to and expand awareness about what LD is and whom the condition impacts. Highlights from the report:
- The identification rate of school-age students with LD has consistently declined for the past 10 years
- Learning disabilities disproportionately affect people living in poverty
- People of all races are identified with LD at about the same rate (except people of Asian descent)
- The cost of educating a student with LD is 1.6 times higher than a regular education student (compared with 1.9 for all students with disabilities).
NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need To Know
From The Advocacy Institute is an information brief written for the National Center on Educational Outcomes, which provides parents with an understanding of important provisions of NCLB and IDEA designed to work together to improve academic achievement for students with disabilities. See Full Report Here
Kentucky Special Education Report Card
The Kentucky Special Education Scorecards provides a snapshot of key indicators for special education in the state. The report was prepared by The National Center for Learning Disabilities. The 2006-2007 Student Population highlights the state’s total public school enrollment, the number and percentage of the public school enrollment eligible for special education, and the number and percentage of special education in the category of specific learning disability (SLD).
The Most Left Behind of All
This study looks at the major problems with the operation of special needs programs in the Covington Independent Public School System. By Richard Innes.
