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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Introduces Extensive Resources for Special Education Professionals and Parents on Transition Planning Just launched! This five-part suite of resources looks closely at and connects...

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...

Efforts to monitor the progress of U.S. education and respond to its opportunities and challenges depend on reliable, accurate, and timely data. To provide such data, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) each year submits to...