Special Education Law - 9781452241098

This text for undergraduate or graduate students in education, educational administration, and school psychology will also be useful for law students in courses in special education law and school law. The first part of the book explains how the legal system works and provides a historical overview of education for those with disabilities. The rest of the book analyzes case law; here, major judicial decisions, statutes, and regulations are presented as primary source material, but the law school format has been modified to make the text more accessible to educators. This streamlined fifth edition contains 17 chapters, one for each week of a semester, with many cases shortened or summarized. Retained pedagogical features include reflection questions, detailed summaries, and annotated lists of websites. Appendices offer a primer on education and the American legal system, a chronology of legislation, and background on the IEP. Rothstein is affiliated with the University of Louisville. Johnson is affiliated with Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)