title: Open enrollment and students with disabilities: issues, concerns, fears, and anticipated benefits.
abstract: Open enrollment is a hotly debated form of educational choice. More than 25 states have legislation establishing or expanding public school choice options. At an issues clarification working session, professionals, legislators, policymakers, parents, and students described issues and generated implications for serving students with disabilities. Participants identified three kinds of issues for districts and students: outcome, implementation, and demographic. Participants also expressed other concerns about choice: pupil benefit, parent involvement (or convenience), teacher/administrator job protection, change, and teacher workload.
authors.affiliation: College of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ysseldyke
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Thurlow
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Algozzine
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States