Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth June 6, 2005: Researchers supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective...

Edward J. Kame'enui Named Department's First Commissioner for Special Education Research May 18, 2005-Washington DC--Edward J. Kame'enui, an international authority on learning problems and special education, has been named the nation's first...

WASHINGTON, D.C.(April 14, 2005) – Testifying today before the House Subcommittee on Education Reform, representatives of high quality Head Start early childhood programs described the strategies that have made them successful and outlined...

From The U. S. Department of Education (March 2, 2005) Eighty percent of public school districts said that offering courses not available at their schools is one of the most important reasons for having distance education, according to a new...

December 8, 2004 John H. Hager Assumes Duties as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services December 6, 2004. John H. Hager, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, has been sworn in as assistant secretary for the...

Table of Contents Message from the Executive Directors of NASET-Dr. Roger Pierangelo & Dr. George Giuliani Letters to the Editor Focus Topic of the Month: What Does Health Have to Do with Transition? Everything! Controversial Issue of the...

On April 15, 2006, Dr. George Giuliani, co-Executive Director of NASET, spoke to "Learning Matters" regarding an upcoming documentary on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Learning Matters is...

Table of Contents Message from the Executive Directors of NASET Dr. Roger Pierangelo & Dr. George Giuliani Focus Topic of the Month - The 10 Questions You Should Ask About Hazing Coming Soon to NASET: Professional Development Courses Special...

FDA Approves Emsam (Selegiline) as First Drug Patch for Depression Lowest Dose can be used without Restrictions Required of MAOI Class of Depression Drugs The Food and Drug Administration today approved Emsam (selegiline), the first skin...

FDA Approves First Ever Inhaled Insulin Combination Product for Treatment of Diabetes January 27, 2006 There is a new, potential alternative for many of the more than 5 million Americans who take insulin injections, with the Food and Drug...