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Here are some reliable sources about Special Education in California:

Special Education in California: What is at Stake

Ph.D student Elizabeth Harris has done extensive research regarding special education in California public schools. Her research paper covers everything from the direct correaltion between the wealth of school districts and the quality of its special education programs to the pros and cons of the classroom room options for students with disabilities. I highly reconmmend reading this paper if you
wish to have an overview of California's special education system.

The Seven Broken Premises of Special Education in California

In this article Miriam K. Freedman anayalyzes the failings of the California Special Education system by looking at the Idividuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), the federal legislation that required all public schools to educate special needs children. She points out the elements of IDEA the hinder the special education system, explains the elements, and then proposes ways to reform the outdated legislation.

Disability and Education Laws

This page provides you with a list of influential legislation with regard to speical education and provides broad and in depth decriptions of each act.

Classroom Options

This video features a special education teacher speaking about a special education program that allows for students with disabilities to spend part of their day in a normal classrom and then return to an enclosed Speical Day Classroom for their "core" education. This video shows a variation of the classroom options available to special needs children.