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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....

Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) Data Available The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) is a study of school-age students funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S....

Hurricane Victims with Disabilities Receive Assistance Through Department of Education Gulf States to Get $25.9 Million in Vocational Rehabilitation Services President Bush recently signed into law the Assistance for Individuals with...

House Approves Castle Bill to Improve Head Start Early Childhood Program WASHINGTON, D.C. September 22, 2005 – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill to introduce greater competition into the federal Head Start early childhood...

IDEA Regulations and Music Therapy as a Related Service August 25, 2005 , After several years of advocacy, the US Dept. of Education is considering changing the wording of the IDEA laws to include music therapy as a related service. Music...

Spellings Announces New Special Education Guidelines, Details Workable, "Common-Sense" Policy to Help States Implement No Child Left Behind Guidelines reflect the latest scientific research to help students with disabilities States continue to...

School Readiness Act of 2005 (H.R. 2123) House Education Committee Leaders Introduce Bill to Reform and Reauthorize Head Start Program May, 2005--WASHINGTON, D.C. – House education committee leaders introduced legislation that would introduce...

Announcing the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative 2005 Summer Workshops Building on the success of last year’s teacher workshops, the U.S. Department of Education will again host a series of workshops for teachers and...

February, 2005 Public Meetings on IDEA 2004--Share Your Perspectives The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), at the U.S. Department of Education, is holding a series of public meetings to seek input and suggestions...