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Special Education
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Current Pennsylvania Legislation
The Pennsylvania State Board of Education is
considering revisions to Chapter 14 (Special Education Services
and Programs) and anticipates adopting final form regulatory
changes in November 2007.
Click here for a copy of the proposed regulatory changes.
Click here for a summary of the major proposed changes to
Chapter 14.
The State Board also is considering revisions to Chapter 16 (Special
Education for Gifted Students).
Click here for a copy of the proposed
regulatory changes.
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INFORMATION
RESOURCES
Special Education |
Gifted Education
Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Special Education
Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network
Gaskin v. Commonwealth of PA Case Settlement
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Mental Retardation
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Special Kids Network
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Study of State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA Practices
1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Law & Regulations
Education Commission of the States
Special Education Homepage
Early Learning and Special Education
Parent to Parent of PA
Homepage
Parent Education Network( York, Pa.)
Homepage
Kids Together, Inc. (Quakertown, Pa.)
Homepage
Parents Exchange (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Homepage
Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children
Homepage
The Council for Exceptional Children
Homepage
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASDE Homepage
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Homepage
Educational Policy Reform Research Institute
Homepage
The Policymaking Partnership for Implementing IDEA
Homepage
Center for Special Education Finance
Homepage
Center of Minority Research in Special Education
COMRISE Homepage
The Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative
Homepage
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
Homepage
Special Education News
Homepage
Special Education Resources on the Internet
Homepage
National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through
Technology, Media and Materials
Homepage
Closing the Gap
Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
Gifted Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Gifted Education
National Association for Gifted Children
NAGC Homepage
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
PAGE Homepage
Rural Education for Accelerated Learners
Project REAL Homepage
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Center for Rural Gifted Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students
The College of William & Mary
Center for Gifted Education
Western Kentucky University
The Center for Gifted Studies
Northwestern University
Center for Talent Development
The Johns Hopkins University
The Center for Talented Youth
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Homepage
IDEA Reauthorization [Top]
On November 19, Congress approved legislation reauthorizing
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The compromise legislation negotiated by a Congressional
Conference Committee gives schools more discretion in
disciplining special education students whose misbehavior is
not caused by their disability, reduces bureaucratic
paperwork, and allows schools to spend IDEA dollars for
academic intervention for children who are not in special
education but need extra help.
H.R. 1350
Click here for information about new IDEA legislation
from the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, &
Pensions
Click here for information about new IDEA legislation from
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and
the Workforce
Click here for a summary of the IDEA legislation from The
Council for Exceptional Children
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RESEARCH
& REPORTS [Top]
Perceptions and Expectations of Youth with Disabilities NEW!
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2007
Demographic and School Characteristics of Students Receiving Special Education in the Elementary Grades NEW!
National Center for Education Statistics, July 2007
Students with Disabilities' Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act: Summary of a Roundtable Discussion and Guiding Principles for Reauthorization of ESEA/NCLB NEW!
Center on Education Policy, June 2007
The Cost Savings to Special Education from Pre-Schooling in Pennsylvania
Research conducted by Dr. Clive Belfield, Assistant Professor of Economics,
Queens College, City University of New York, for the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, October 2005
Autism Task Force Final Report
Autism Task Force, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, December 2004
A National Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students
A report from the Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at
the University of Iowa, 2004
Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
A report from the National Council on Disability, May 2004
Quality Counts 2004: "Count Me In: Special Education In an Era of
Standards"
Published by Education Week and the Pew Charitable Trusts, January 2004
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
A report from the U.S. Department of Education, 2002
A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their
Families
A report from the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education, July 2002
Financing (or the Cost of) Special Education
Power point presentation by Dr. Thomas B. Parrish, Center for Special
Education Finance, October 2003
Study of State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act: Final Report on Selected Findings
A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Special Education Programs, January 2003
State Special Education Finance Systems, 1999-2000 (May 2003)
State Special Education Finance Systems, 1994-95 (June 1997)
Adjusting Special Education Aid for Severity: The Case of Census-Based
Funding in California (July 2000)
A Profile of Special Education Finance Reform in Pennsylvania (August 1996)
Publications from the Center for Special Education Finance
What are We Spending on Special Education Services in the United States,
1999-2000? (October 2002)
How Does Spending on Special Education Students Vary Across
Districts? (October 2002)
What Are We Spending on Transportation Services for Students with
Disabilities, 1999-2000? (April 2003)
What Are We Spending on Procedural Safeguards in Special Education,
1999-2000? (May 2003)
Total Expenditures for Students with Disabilities, 1999-2000: Spending
Variation by Disability (June 2003)
Education Students with Disabilities: Comparing Methods for Explaining
Expenditure Variation (May 2004)
Characteristics of High-Expenditure Students with Disabilities,
1999-2000 (May 2004)
Publications from the Special Education Expenditures Project
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Implications for Special Education Policy
and Practice
Published by the Council for Exceptional Children, January 2003
Implementing the No Child Left Behind Act: What it Means for IDEA
Published by the National Association of State Directors of Special
Education, June 2002
The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study: A National Study of
Infants, Toddlers and their Families Receiving Early Intervention Services
A study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by
SRI International
Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education
A study funded by the U.S. Department of Education
Including Special Needs Students in the NAEP 1998 Reading Assessment,
Part 1, Comparison of Overall Results With and Without Accomodation
Published by the National Center for Education Statistics, February 2003
State Level Awareness of the Participation and Performance of
Students with Disabilities on District Assessments
By Sandy Thompson, Martha Thurlow and Laura Staples, National
Center on Educational Outcomes, The College of Education, University of
Minnesota
Special Education Inclusion
From the Wisconsin Education Association Council, November 2001
Twenty-five Years of Educating Children with Disabilities: The Good News
and the Work Ahead
A publication of the American Youth Policy Forum and the Center on
Education Policy, 2002
When It's Your Own Child: A Report on Special Education From the Families
Who Use It
A report from Public Agenda, 2002
Specific Learning Disability: Current Approaches to Identification and
Proposals for Change (August 2003)
Dispute Resolution: A Review of Systems in Selected States (June 2003)
The IEP: A Synthesis of Current Literature Since 1997 (February 2003)
Publications from the National Association of State Directors
of Special Education
Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States are Using Mediation
and Other Strategies to Resolve Conflict (September 2003)
Special Education: Clearer Guidance Would Enhance Implementation of Federal
Disciplinary Provisions (May 2003)
Student Discipline: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (January 2001)
Report from the U.S. General Accounting Office
CURRENT
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION [Top]
Archived Legislation
Archived Legislation
Click here
to review Special Education related legislation introduced
during the 2005-2006 Legislative Session.
Click here
to review Special Education related legislation introduced
during the 2003-2004 Legislative Session.
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to return to the Education Policy Information Clearinghouse
homepage.
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to return to The Education Policy and Leadership Center
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