Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Public Special Education: Alleviating Decades of Unequal Enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in New York City
After a long history of neglecting children with special needs, Congress enacted the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to grant every child with a qualifying disability the right to a free and appropriate public education. To ensure local compliance, the IDEA created a private righ...
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Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2018-05-01
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Series: | Columbia Journal of Race and Law |
Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjrl/article/view/2335 |