Students who are eligible to receive special education and related services are entitled to a
free and appropriate public education (FAPE) including the necessary emotional …

Students who are eligible for special education and related services are entitled to a free
appropriate public education (FAPE), which is delineated by the Individualized Education …

This study examined the relational factors influencing school engagement for parents of high
school youth with emotional/behavioral disorders. Fourteen parents of high school students …

The 'long tail'nature of rural special education (RSE) suggests that it simultaneously
possesses the private nature of discreteness and the public nature of externalities, which …

COVID-19 burdened public school systems with significant increases in depression, anxiety,
and stress experienced by rural, school-aged youth. Before the pandemic, many rural school …

Chronic special education teacher (SET) shortages are a national concern and particularly
problematic in rural school districts. That is, rural districts face challenges when it comes to …

Supporting the needs of youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and their
families can be challenging in rural settings. Implementing strategies that take into account …

Some parents of children with disabilities do not often participate in individualized
educational program (IEP) meetings, which results in inadequate planning and reduced …

This study aimed to determine if and where there may be a need for additional teacher
preparation and training when transitioning students with disabilities from the K-12 system to …

Educators no longer have the luxury of exclusively focusing on academic standards while
neglecting the necessity to intertwine social and emotional competencies into to the …