Special Education Project Readings

A. Special Education: Background and Institutional Context

A. Odden and L. Picus, School Finance, A Policy Perspective, pp. 208-234.

D. Terman, M.Larner, C. Stevenson, and R. Behrman “Special Education for Students with

Disabilities: Analysis and Recommendations,” in The Future of Children, pp. 4-24. http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=72440

E. Martin, R. Martin, and D. Terman, “The Legislative and Litigation History of Special

Education, in The Future of Children, pp. 25-39. http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=72440

D. Reschly, “Identification and Assessment of Students with Disabilities,” in The Future of

Children, pp. 40-53.

http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=72440

B. Application of Cost Principles to Special Education

S. Chaikind, L. Danielson, M. Brauen, “What Do We Know about the Costs of Special

Education? A Selected Review,” part 1a, part1b, part 2 Journal of Special Education, vol. 26,

no. 4, 1993, pp. 344-370.

C. Special Education Reimbursement Methods

T. Parrish and J. Chambers, “Financing Special Education,” in The Future of Children,

pp. 121-138.

http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=72440

J. Chambers, T. Parrish, and C. Hikado, “Special Education Expenditures and Revenues in

a Census-Based Funding System: A Case Study in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” Journal of Education Finance, vol. 21, Spring 1996, pp. 527-554.

N. Fruchter, T. Parrish, and B. Berne, “Financing Special Education: Proposed Reforms in

New York City,” part 1, part 2 in T. Parrish, J. Chambers, and C. Guarino, Funding

Special Education, pp. 176-200. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

C. New York State Education Department Policy Documents

NYSED Regents Memo from May 3, 2004

NYSED, “Special Education Reform” Class handout.