This text is designed to provide students with real-life case studies that address important issues within the IDEA and NCLB legislations. Students will see both best practice and less than best practice when they read the cases. It is specifically designed for graduate students who are taking a course in special education law and/or administration. Case Studies in Special Education Law is intended to provide supplemental instruction using real-life cases while studying the law. Eighteen case studies capture important issues within the IDEA and NCLB legislations and provide real-life context for studying special education and the law. Topics include accountability; participation in high stakes assessment; the referral and prereferral process; zero reject, child find and discipline; nondiscriminatory assessment; appropriate education and IEPs; least restrictive environment; due process; and parent participation. Readers will see a variety of students, issues and interventions (both best practice and less than best practice) and have opportunities to examine the legal issues and other issues behind each case.