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...
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...
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...
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...