Pre-Owned Whole-School Success and Inclusive Education: Building Partnerships for Learning, Achievement, and Accountability (Paperback) 0807741779 9780807741771

This authoritative guide provides an in-depth understanding of inclusion practices in public education. Featuring an impressive group of contributors who offer a variety of perspectives on and approaches to inclusion, this important volume:

• Examines federal, state, and local inclusive educational policies, practices, finances, and assessments.
• Offers a comprehensive understanding of school-linked service integration approaches with practical ideas for implementation.
• Provides many examples of school reform, including school unification models and the new community school movement.
• Shows educators, community service providers, and family members how these reforms originated, how they work in practice, and where they are taking place.
• Features an important focus on the Kentucky reform initiative--the lessons learned from 8 years of assessing all students, including those with severe disabilities.