Download or read book Rethinking Special Education for a New Century written by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines special education in general & the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) in particular with some distance & objectivity. Several of the chapters examine general aspects of the program; others are up-close case studies. Fourteen of this volume's chapters were first presented & discussed at a two-day conference in Nov. 2000, co-sponsored by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation & the Progressive Policy Institute. Following that discussion, the papers were revised & edited. The papers in this volume are arranged by theme: special education history & issues; special education in practice; & moving forward. Also includes a list of conference participants & attendees.