New Resource
National Center on Response to Intervention RTI State Database - The State Database provides resources on a number of topics related to response to intervention (RTI). The resources, which range from policy documents and briefs to trainings and tools, were developed by states, districts, or territories, in the U.S. who are in different stages of implementing Response to Intervention. Access the RTI State Database at http://state.rti4success.org/
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Final Regulations
New regulations for NCLB, effective November 28, 2008, cover several areas, including calculation of graduation rates, parent notification of school choice and supplemental educational services options, and state and district reporting requirements.
Federal Register - Final Rules: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-25270.htm
U.S. Department of Education Announcement: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/10/10282008.html
NCLB Update Information Available in Pod Cast Format
New pod casts from the Texas Comprehensive Center will be added each week approximately 24 hours after the NCLB Update is released by email. http://txcc.sedl.org/resources/podcast/
NCLB & IDEA: What Parents Need to Know and Do
by Candace Coriella, The Advocacy Institute
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are two of the nation’s most important federal laws relating to the education of children. While NCLB seeks to improve the education of all children - with an emphasis on children from low-income families - IDEA focuses on the individual child and seeks to ensure specialized services for children with disabilities so that they may benefit from education.
Lately, these two laws have taken on new importance to parents of students with disabilities. NCLB provisions apply to all students, including those whose disabilities require special education. So it’s important that parents understand the requirements of NCLB. IDEA, in its latest update by Congress, has been more closely aligned with NCLB, making it equally important that parents become familiar with the ways the two laws have been positioned to work together to improve academic achievement of students with disabilities.
Learn more about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and how they work together, by downloading the Advocacy Institute's NCLB & IDEA: What Parents Need to Know and Do. |
