The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) today released the 2006 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). This assessment, focusing on students' reading comprehension and literacy, was administered to a random...

Statement by House Education Committee Chairman John Boehner on New Report Showing Academic Progress for Students with Limited English Proficiency WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH)...

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...

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...

Dozens of adoring fans flocked to the Fair Lawn High School Library in New Jersey last Friday morning for the world premiere of a new music video by nine of the school's Bridges II students. Accustomed to the film cranes, scoop lighting and...

This is a question-and-answer with Dr. Donald Deshler, a keynote speaker at the Special Education Symposium in Des Moines. Deshler is a distinguished professor emeritus of special education and the former founder and director of the Center for...

San Jose, Ca. Full-Time About Morgan Autism Center: Morgan Autism Center provides a safe, nurturing, and joyful environment where individuals impacted by autism or other developmental disabilities are accepted and celebrated for who they are....

The number of students with disabilities, ages 3-21, could jump by about 1 million students between 2021 and 2025 if the current rate of increase continues, according to federal data and an analysis by The Advocacy Institute. By comparison, it...

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....

Last spring, Julia Kim's students with disabilities at Fairmount Elementary in San Francisco were ready to take a new standardized test. They were excited that it had been built especially for them. In past years, students with visual...