Special Education Hearings: Prevailing Problems and Practical Proposals

Key Points

• The aim is to identify and propose improvements in the due process hearings of special education.
• Analyzed empirical findings from current education literature.
• Examined practices from labor arbitration and civil adjudication.
• Developed practical guidelines for due process procedures.
• Identified key problems in existing due process procedures.
• Proposed actionable guidelines to enhance fairness and efficiency in hearings.
• Outlined similarities with successful practices from labor arbitration.