Education

• Written in the style of an educational textbook, rather than a law textbook-Includes legal principles from cases instead of passages from cases.
• Internet Website-The Law and Special Education, that provides readers and instructors with frequent updates regarding the constant legal developments in special education.
• A section on the homepage entitled Chapters of the Law and Special Education-Organized by the chapters of the text and will provide on an ongoing basis.  Recent developments in legislation, regulations, and court cases that are being monitored and posted regularly under the appropriate chapter title. 
• Includes a unique chapter on doing legal research on the Internet.
• Legal terms-Explained when used in the text are also defined in a glossary.

• NEW!  Complete coverage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Improvement Act of 2004-Thorough coverage of IDEA 2004, including an appendix that lists all the major changes in the law presented in a table format.
• NEW!  Chapter on No Child Left Behind of 2001 and the law's effects on special education-Very thorough chapter on NCLB, the most significant, far-reaching, and sweeping federal education law since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act of 1965; the chapter focuses on how this law will affect special education.
• NEW!  Author Website (www.ed.sc.edu/spedlaw/lawpage.htm) -Containing regular updates on legal developments in special education, links to IDEA 2004 and regulations, NCLB and regulations, other federal laws and regulations, court cases, and an updated special education law blog.

Chapter 1  Introduction to the American Legal System

Chapter 2  Legal Research

Chapter 3  Legal Research on the Internet

Chapter 4  The History of Law and Children with Disabilities

Chapter 5  The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Chapter 6  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Chapter 7  The Americans with Disabilities Act

Chapter 8  The No Child Left Behind Act

Chapter 9  Free Appropriate Public Education

Chapter 10  Identification, Assessment, and Evaluation

Chapter 11  The Individualized Education Program

Chapter 12  Least Restrictive Environment

Chapter 13  Procedural Safeguards

Chapter 14  Disciplining Students with Disabilities

Chapter 15  Additional Issues

    Issue 1.  Studen Records.

    Issue 2.  Providing Special Education Services in Private Schools

    Issue 3.  The IDEA and the Establishment Clause

    Issue 4.  Liability for Student Injury

    Issue 5.  Search and Seizure

Appendix A    Major Changes of IDEA 2004

Appendix B    Relevant Sections of the U.S. Constitution

Glossary

Index of Cases

Author Index

Subject Index

Special Education Law  (Special Education)

Mitchell Yell, Ph.D., is a Professor in Special Education in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.  For the past 12 years, Dr. Yell has conducted extensive research and presented numerous workshops on developing individualized education programs (IEPs), formulating legally correct special education policies, and adopting best practices in educating students with disabilities.  Prior to coming to the University of South Carolina, Dr. Yell was a special education teacher in Minnesota for 16 years.  During this time he taught in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms and special schools for students with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and autism.  He has published 60 journal articles and 12 book chapters and has conducted numerous workshops on special education law.

In order to understand the field of special education, it is important that teachers, administrators, families, and education professionals have knowledge of the requirements, history, and evolution of laws impacting the field.  The Law and Special Education by Mitchell L. Yell provides the latest information about these important and critical changes.  The second edition of this best selling book:

• Discusses the latest information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Improvement Act of 2004
• Includes the effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act on special education services
• Introduces readers to current legal requirements in providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities
• Acquaints readers with the legal development of special education
• Assists readers in understanding the procedures to obtain legal information in law libraries and on the Internet and how to conduct legal research using a variety of sources

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Yell
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