Education Committee Unveils Head Start Reform Website; Committee Seeking Public Input on Quality Head Start Programs & Strategies for Success WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce unveiled a new...

Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child Left Behind Law U.S. Department of Education April 7th, 2005 - Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child...

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...

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...

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...

Draft IDEA Regulations are Available This just in from from the National Dissemination Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Secretary Spellings have signed the proposed regulations to...

Dear NASET members: After reading the July Special edition of the Special Educator e-Journal on FAQ about No Child Left Behind (NCLB), as well as the News Alert from U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (see below) that "No Child Left...

Students With Disabilities Making Great Strides, New Study Finds Data reflect successful experiences and achievements of special education students moving into early adulthood FOR RELEASE: July 28, 2005 Students with disabilities have made...

Secretary Spellings Announces Additional Support for Teachers New training corps, technology partnership support teacher success U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced additional efforts aimed at supporting the teachers of...

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...