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Bonnie Dupuis, MA Facilitator for Inclusive Practices Polk County Public Schools Joyce W. Barclay, Ed.S. Florida Inclusion Network Facilitator Polk County Public Schools Sherwin D. Holmes, MS Director, Exceptional Student Education Polk County...

Researchers have found in two studies that autism may involve a lack of connections and coordination in separate areas of the brain. In people with autism, the brain areas that perform complex analysis appear less likely to work together during...

JAASEP - Research Based Journal in Special Education Go to the PDP Menu All members of The National Association of Special Education Teachers , through an agreement with the American Academy of Special Education Professionals , will now have...

Connecticut Sues Over No Child Left Behind Law On Monday, August 23, 2005, the state of Connecticut filed a lawsuit in U.S. Disdtrict Court in Hartford against the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act. They are the first state...

December 16, 2005 Tucson, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Education today announced the creation of the Center for Rural Education to address challenges facing rural schools and named former U.S. Commissioner of Education William L. Smith as its...

To Raise Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Greater Flexibility Available for States, Schools Proposed Regulations to be Published in Federal Register December 14, 2005 From the U.S. Department of Education COLUMBIA, Md . -- U.S....

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is issuing a Public Health Advisory to alert physicians of reports of suicidal thinking in children and adolescents associated with Strattera, a drug approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity...

Education Department Seeking Comment on Draft Regulations for Implementing Special Education Law Web-based, unofficial copy displayed for parents, teachers and others in advance of public meetings; Official version expected to be published in...