Pivotal Legislation Supporting College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities
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| Title: | Pivotal Legislation Supporting College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Stephen M. Kwiatek (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Disability Policy Studies. 2025 36(1):3-15. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Students with Disabilities, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, School Desegregation, Desegregation Litigation, Educational Quality, Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Career and Technical Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015, Brown v Board of Education, Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, Carl D Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 1990, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10442073241227820 |
| ISSN: | 1044-2073 1538-4802 |
| Abstract: | Historically, students with disabilities experience less in-school preparation and postschool success compared with their peers without disabilities. U.S. federal legislation has evolved in an effort to promote successful in-school and postschool success for students with disabilities. Since 1990, legislation has emphasized the importance of postschool preparation (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and more recently, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandated all students be prepared for college and careers. In this article, we overview one court case ("Brown v. Board of Education") and seven pieces of pivotal legislation that had substantive impact on college and career readiness efforts. In addition, we discuss successes over time and suggest opportunities for change to enhance college and career readiness efforts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1471424 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Historically, students with disabilities experience less in-school preparation and postschool success compared with their peers without disabilities. U.S. federal legislation has evolved in an effort to promote successful in-school and postschool success for students with disabilities. Since 1990, legislation has emphasized the importance of postschool preparation (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and more recently, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandated all students be prepared for college and careers. In this article, we overview one court case ("Brown v. Board of Education") and seven pieces of pivotal legislation that had substantive impact on college and career readiness efforts. In addition, we discuss successes over time and suggest opportunities for change to enhance college and career readiness efforts. |
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| ISSN: | 1044-2073 1538-4802 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10442073241227820 |
