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Reimagining Policy and Practice in Special Education: Practices, Systems, and Equity
Fri, April 10, 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (11:45am to 1:15pm PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum CSession Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This session examines how educational policies and systemic practices shape access, equity, and inclusion for students with disabilities across diverse contexts. Presentations critically analyze special education policy frameworks, highlighting tensions between legislative intent and practical implementation, as well as the intersections of disability, language, and cultural diversity. The studies provide new insights into how schools and policymakers can re-envision supports, timing, and structures to create more just, equitable systems for all learners.
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Supplementary Aids and Services in State Special Education Policy: Consistency or Confusion? - James C. Coviello, St. John's University; Reva Mathieu-Sher, Duquesne University; Joseph A. Hogan, Kean University
Changing What Schools Do: The Promise and Complexities of Transforming Social Systems for Students with EDs - Christine Park, New York University; Natalie May, New York University; Elizabeth Blair Cox, New York University; Elise Cappella, New York University; Michelle Flemen-Tung, New York University
A Critical Policy Analysis of “Extra Time”: Disability, Time, and Power in U.S. Special Education Policy - Maya Berrol-Young, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jasper W. Golden, Teachers College, Columbia University
“The Placement is Individualized, But the Barriers Are Systemic”: Child Study Team Perspectives on Inclusive Education - Jessica Ann McQueston, Sam Houston State University; Joseph A. Hogan, Kean University; James C. Coviello, St. John's University; Cristin Montalbano, New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education
Breaking Barriers and Building Access: Educator Insights on Intersectional Special Education for Multilingual Learners - Kathryn A. Brooks, Butler University; Suneeta Kercood, Butler University; Catherine Bhathena, Indianapolis Public Schools