Reward Teachers Who Get Results, Particularly Those in America's Most Challenging Classrooms, Spellings Says "We must treat our teachers like the professionals they are," U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings told more than 300 educators...

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...

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...

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...

The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities, published by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), is...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary December 30, 2005 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced that President Bush signed into law the Hurricane Education Recovery Act. The legislation...