Ruben Morales, a 59-year-old retired engineer who is blind and lives in Silicon Valley, has used a specialized screen-reading program for years to write and run spreadsheets on his desktop computer. But recently, he figuratively cut the cord to...

December 22, 2004 National Association of Special Education Teachers 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear NASET Members, I am inspired by the task you perform in educating children with disabilities and the...

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....

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings this week announced the award of $38.2 million for 18 grants that will provide financial incentives to teachers and principals who improve student achievement and close achievement gaps in...

A recent study found that children were 7.5 times more likely to visit behavioral health services after positive screening for adverse childhood experiences. New screenings for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the rate of positive...

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...

Federal authorities are encouraging school districts to spend education stimulus money to save jobs and blunt the effects of statewide budget cuts, but districts have been slow to draw their share of the funds."We really hope that you'll do...

In the summer of 2007, a student with an intellectual disorder arrived at her adult transition class, ready to be assessed for possible placement in a work program. However, half-way through the assessment she suddenly became lethargic and...

College and other post-secondary enrollments of students with disabilities continue to rise in the United States - with 88 percent of the institutions reporting enrolling students with disabilities in the 2008-2009 school years. This, coupled...

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...