Resources
The resources provided below are divided into sources of general information about education policy and reform and also by specific topic areas.
General
US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
US Department of Education, IDEA Home Page
New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
By Issue
Bullying
Regulations/ Reports
NJDOE Guidance for Schools on Implementing the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (December 2011)
USDOE Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policy (2011)
NJ Regulations on Programs to Support Student Development (including regulations on Intimidation, Harassment, Bullying)
"There Isn't a Moment to Lose: An Urgent Call for Legal Reform and Effective Practices to Combat Bullying in New Jersey Schools", Report of the NJ Commission on Bullying in Schools (2009)
Model Policy and Guidance for Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying on School Property, at School-Sponsored Functions, and on School Buses (2008)
Organizations
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention
New Jersey Department of Education, Resources to Prevent Bullying
New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Training for Educators and Administrators
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
US Department of Education, Bullying Prevention & Response Resources
US Department of Health and Human Services, Stop Bullying Now
Discipline
Regulations/Reports
NJ Regulations on Programs to Support Student Development (including Student Conduct, Intervention and Referral Services, Alternative Education)
"Test, Punish, and Push Out: How 'Zero Tolerance' and High-Stakes Testing Funnel Youth Into the School-To-Prison Pipeline" (2010)
"Opportunities Suspended: The Devastating Consequences of Zero Tolerance and School Discipline Policies" (2000)
"The Color of Discipline: Sources of Racial and Gender Disproportionality in School Punishment" (2000)
Organizations
Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence
New Jersey Department of Education, Student Behavior
Safe and Responsive Schools Project
US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
Secondary Education
Reports
Diplomas Count, Education Week (June 2010)
Test, Punish and Push Out: How "Zero Tolerance" and High Stakes Testing Funnel Youth into the School-to_Prison Pipeline, The Advancement Project (January 2010)
The High Cost of High School Dropouts: What the Nation Pays for Inadequate High Schools, Alliance for Excellent Education (September 2009)
Keeping Accountability Systems Accountable, Kappan (January 2007)
High Schools for Equity: Policy Supports for Student Learning in Communities of Color, The School Redesign Network at Stanford University (2007)
NJ Steps: Redesigning Secondary Education for the 21st Century, NJ High School Redesign Steering Committee (April 2008)
Taking the Initiative on Secondary Reform, New Jersey Education Association (October 2006)
Organizations
NJDOE Secondary Education Reform
NY Performance Standards Consortium
Forum on Educational Accountability
The National Center for Fair and Open Testing
Broader, Bolder Approach to Education
School Facilities
Regulations/Reports
New Jersey Regulations on School Construction
New Jersey Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act
Interim Analysis of School Facility Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 21st Century School Fund (February 2010)
Economic Impacts of Planned School Construction Projects in New Jersey, Lahr & Fitchtner (July 2008)
Good Buildings, Better Schools: An Economic Stimulus Opportunity with Long-term Benefits, Economic Policy Institute (April 2008)
Schoolyard Planning and Design in New Jersey: Enhancing Outdoor Play and Learning, New Jersey School Outdoor Area Working Group (August 2007)
Growth and Disparity: A Decade of U.S. School Construction, Building Educational Success Together (October 2006)
Organizations
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
New Jersey Schools Development Authority
New Schools Better Neighborhoods
School Funding
Regulations/Reports
New Jersey School Funding Reform Act (2008)
New Jersey Regulations on Student Achievement
Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on the Opportunity to Learn in America, Schott Foundation (2009)
Organizations
Garden State Coalition of Schools
School Finance 101 (Dr. Bruce Baker’s Blog)
NJ Coalition for Special Education Funding Reform
Student Residency
Regulations/Reports
NJ Student Residency Regulations
NJDOE Sample Forms, Notices and Informational Documents
NJ Regulations on Education of Homeless Children
Tars, Eric S., "Separate and Unequal in the Same Classroom: Homeless Students in America's Public Schools," (Summer 2009)
Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
American Friends Service Committee Immigrant Rights Program
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Special Education
Regulations/Reports
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Federal Statute)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Federal Regulations)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (NJ Regulations)
Analysis of New Jersey's Census-Based Special Education Funding System, Augenblick, Palaich & Associates (October 2011)
School is not Supposed to Hurt: Update on Progress in 2009 to Prevent and Reduce Seclusion in Schools, National Disability Rights Network (January 2010)
Seclusion and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers, US Government Accountability Office (May 2009)
Inclusive Education and Implications for Policy, TASH Congressional Briefing (July 9, 2009)
Still Separate and Unequal: The Education of Children with Disabilities in New Jersey, NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities (2004)
Organizations
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
ERIC Clearinghouse on Education
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education
New Jersey Department of Education
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
United States Department of Education, IDEA Home Page
United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
Disability Specific Resources
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Aspergers Syndrome Education Network
Center for Outreach Services for the Autism Community, Inc
National Federation of the Blind-New Jersey
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Jersey Council for the Blind
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
American Children Cancer Association
New Jersey Association of the Deaf, Inc.
New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc
New Jersey Dept of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities
The Judy Center for Down Syndrome
International Dyslexia Association – New Jersey Branch
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey
Mental Health Association of New Jersey
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Muscular Dystrophy Association
New Jersey Speech, Language and Hearing Association
Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.