School district compliance with regulations for resource and special class programs

This article reports the results of a survey of special education teachers in New York State regarding state regulations for resource and special class programs. Three hundred and fifty-seven special education teachers in 31 randomly selected school districts responded to a questionnaire. Results indicated that the majority of districts were in compliance with the regulations the survey addressed; however, 13% to 31% of the teachers' responses indicated noncompliance with specific regulations in some school districts. Other problems in special education programs were also identified in the survey.