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... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > alternative education > special education > special education policies > free appropriate public education
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > special education > special education policies > free appropriate public education
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > special education > special education policies > free appropriate public education
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > school psychology > special education > special education policies > free appropriate public education

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free appropriate public education  

Definition

  • Free appropriate public education (FAPE) is a principal and statutory requirement of U.S. federal law requiring states and their local education agencies (i.e., individual school districts in the state) to educate students with disabilities as a part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Pub. L. No. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Free Appropriate Public Education]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JWWLSND4-9

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