Beyond Compliance: Reclaiming Agency in Special Education

An astute analysis of how the US Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is enacted in K–12 schools and a clarion call for a shift away from perfunctory compliance and toward true equity

In Beyond Compliance, Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides underscores the urgent need for change in how US schools implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Voulgarides finds that, although the landmark legislation has benefited millions of eligible public school students with disab...