Comments on Proposed Changes to IDEA Part C Regulations - The Arc and United Cerebral Palsy Make Comments Available to Disability Advocates. -July 17, 2007
When Discipline Starts a Fight - Pressured to Handle Disabled Children, A School Tries Restraints, 'Isabel's Office'. -July 9, 2007
N.J.'s Shameful Record with Disabled Students - It segregates special-education students from non-disabled students at a rate far higher than the national average. -July 2, 2007
The California P&A (PAI) issues first investigation of restraint and of children with disabilities in California schools. -June 26, 2007
The Why, When, What, and How of Disclosure in an Academic Setting, After High School. -June 26, 2007
What the Research Says: Inclusive Education Achieves Results - The undersigned organizations are writing in response to the Wall Street Journal article "'Mainstreaming' Trend Tests Classroom Goals" by John Hechinger. -June 26, 2007
'Mainstreaming' Trend Tests Classroom Goals - Disabled Children Join Peers, Strain Teachers; 'We Need More Help'. -June 25, 2007
Students with Disabilities Show Marked Improvement under No Child Left Behind - Two reports examine this often controversial group -- their achievement and opportunity under the law. -June 18, 2007
OSERS Releases New Publication: Learning Opportunities for Your Child Through Alternate Assessments. -May 21, 2007
Public Hearings on Proposed Rules for Part C of IDEA 2004. -May 21, 2007
Supreme Court: Parents Don't Need Lawyer in Ed Cases - Parents need not hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs. -May 21, 2007
Bedlam Revisited - Why the Virginia Tech Shooter Was Not Committed. -April 23, 2007
New Regulations to Accurately Assess Students with Disabilities - New regulations to test certain students with disabilities using an alternate assessment that more appropriately aligns with their needs. -April 10, 2007
Notice Inviting Applications for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children. -March 15, 2007
NCD Speaks Out on Supreme Court Winkleman v. Parma City School District Case. -February 26, 2007
Gallaudet Accreditation at Risk - Unless it addresses concerns about weak academic standards, ineffective governance, and a lack of tolerance for diverse views. -February 21, 2007
CCD NCLB Principles Press Release - No Child Left Behind Must Continue to Focus on High Student Achievement. - February 13, 2007
Recruiters Seek Disabled Students - 'Untapped' pool of potential employees called on to fill posts. - January 30, 2007
New CD Released: "Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities: Parents' Materials". - January 24, 2007
Special Education Official Leads Data-Collection Push - States will begin reporting to the federal government more information on their students with disabilities. - January 10, 2007
Shocks From the System - The NY State Dept. of Education bans corporal punishment, but it uses taxpayer money to send dozens of children with emotional or learning disabilities to schools that use physically and mentally abusive forms of behavior modification. - January 7, 2007
Off to College Alone, Shadowed by Mental Illness - A report about how college students with psychiatric disabilities, and their families, are coping with the challenges of college. -December 13, 2006
Building the Legacy - IDEA 2004 Part B Final Regulations Webcast. -November 8, 2006
Principles for the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind - The CCD Education Task Force and the undersigned organizations support the No Child Left Behind (NCLB), but to include several principles. -October 3, 2006
Students with Mental Retardation Make Gains - Students with mental retardation are far more likely to be educated alongside typical students than they were 20 years ago. -October 5, 2006
Principles for the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind - Several undersigned organizations urge the Congress to consider revisions to NCLB that promote and protect its fundamental purpose and embrace several principles. -September 27, 2006
Updated IDEA 2004 Meeting Schedule - The Part B Final Regulations implementing the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were published in the Federal Register. -September 20, 2006
CEC IDEA regional workshops - A series of national regional workshops on the IDEA 2004 regulations this fall and winter. -September 19, 2006
Colleges Feel Heat to Help Disabled - The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation at the U. of C. and about 10 other universities. -August 31, 2006
Announcement of IDEA 2004 Meeting Schedule - The U.S. Department of Education, are pleased to announce a series of upcoming community-based public meetings to be held this fall. -August 31, 2006
U.S. Issues New Rules on Schools and Disability - The federal Education Department said states could find different ways to determine which children are eligible for special education. -August 4, 2006
IDEA Regulations on US Dept of Education Website - Secretary Spellings Announces New Special Education Regulations. -August 3, 2006
Autism's Parent Trap - In recent weeks, parents have been accused of killing their autistic children. -June 6, 2006
House Hearings on No Child Left Behind Announced - U.S. House Education Leaders Announce Series of Hearings on Implementation, Impact of No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). -May 11, 2006
Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessment - The Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities objective is to assist states in raising the achievement of all students with disabilities. -May 1, 2006
New Online Parent Center - The National Center for Learning Disabilities has just launched an online interactive online Parent Center. -May 1, 2006
Special Education Teacher's Loan Forgiveness Incentive - The President has signed new legislation to ensure the avilability of loan forgiveness for math and science special education teachers. -April 20, 2006
Students with Intellectual Disabilities May Be Eligible for Work Study - Students with Intellectual Disabilities One Step Closer To College Work Study Jobs. -March 31, 2006
New Director at OSEP - The appointment of the new Director of OSEP is effective April 17, 2006. -March 21, 2006
Students With Disabilities In Private Schools - A useful online resource for school districts and parents about how the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). -March 17, 2006
"Shocking story" of Fifth-Grade Student with Disabilities in Springfield, MO - The state Department of Social Services is looking into allegations of abuse and neglect involving a Springfield fifth-grader, even as new claims of abuse surfaced Wednesday. -March 10, 2006
Sallie Mae Launches Initiative to Educate Customers, Medical Professionals
on Loan Cancellation Process for People with Disabilities. -December 19, 2005
NCLD developed three Parent Advocacy Briefs
for parents of students with disabilities. -December 5, 2005
Supreme Court Decides Special Education Case in Schaffer vs. Weast. -November 19, 2005
High Court Rules Against Parents in Maryland Special Education Case
Ruled that the nation's school systems are not legally obliged to prove the adequacy of individualized educational programs set up for disabled children. -November 15, 2005
Regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
Visitors to the IDEA 2004 Web page can view news and information. -October 6, 2005
5TH Annual National Inclusive Schools Week to Focus on Closing the Achievement Gap [ PDF ]
The 5th Annual National Inclusive Schools Week will be celebrated December 5–9, 2005, in classrooms, schools, and communities throughout the country.
Students with disabilities making strides, study finds. Significant progress has been made in their transition to adulthood during the past 25 years with lower dropout rates, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Education.
