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Information Resources
Special Education | Gifted Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- Federal Resource Center for Special Education
- Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IDEA Homepage
- 2008 Federal Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities and Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities
- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
Education Commission of the States
Institute of Education Sciences
Parent to Parent of PA
Parent Education Network (York, Pa.)
Kids Together, Inc. (Quakertown, Pa.)
Parents Exchange (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Educational Policy Reform Research Institute
Center for Special Education Finance
The Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative
Special Education News
Special Education Resources on the Internet
National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials
Closing the Gap
Pennsylvania Department of Education
National Association for Gifted Children
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
The College of William & Mary
Western Kentucky University
Northwestern University
The Johns Hopkins University
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Information Resources | Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document
U.S. Department of Education, May 2012
Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
U.S. Department of Education, 2012
The Post-High School Outcomes of Young Adults with Disabilities up to 6 Years After High School
National Center for Special Education Research, September 2011
Perceptions and Expectations of Youth with Disabilities
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2007
Demographic and School Characteristics of Students Receiving Special Education in the Elementary Grades
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
Center on Education Policy, June 2007
Study of State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
US Department of Education, June 2006
The Cost Savings to Special Education from Pre-Schooling in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education, October 2005
Autism Task Force Final Report
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, December 2004
A National Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students: Vol I | Vol II
Templeton National Report on Acceleration, October 2004
Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
National Council on Disability, May 2004
What Are We Spending on Special Education Services in the United States, 1999-2000?
Center for Special Education Finance, June 2004
Educating Students wtih Disabilities: Comparing Methods for Explaining Expenditure Variation
Center for Special Education Finance, May 2004
Characteristics of High-Expenditure Students with Disabilities, 1999-2000
Center for Special Education Finance, May 2004
Financing (or the Cost of) Special Education
Dr. Thomas B. Parrish, Center for Special Education Finance, October 2003 (PPT)
Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States Are Using Mediation and Other Strategies to Resolve Conflicts
US General Accounting Office, September 2003
Specific Learning Disability: Current Approaches to Identification and Proposals for Change
National Association of State Directors of Special Education Incorporated, August 2003
Dispute Resolution: A Review of Systems in Selected States
National Association of State Directors of Special Education Incorporated, June 2003
Total Expenditures for Students with Disabilities, 1999-2000: Spending Variation by Disability
Center for Special Education Finance, June 2003
Clearer Guidance Would Enhance Implementation of Federal Disciplinary Provisions
US General Accounting Office, May 2003
State Special Education Finance Systems, 1999-2000
Center for Special Education Finance, May 2003
What Are We Spending on Procedural Safeguards in Special Education, 1999-2000?
Center for Special Education Finance, May 2003
Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education
Westat, March 2003
The IEP: A Synthesis of Current Literature since 1997
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, February 2003
Including Special Needs Students in the NAEP 1998 Reading Assessment, Part 1, Comparison of Overall Results With and Without Accomodation
National Center for Education Statistics, February 2003
How Does Spending on Special Education Students Vary Across Districts?
Center for Special Education Finance, November 2002
What Are We Spending on Transportation Services for Students with Disabilities, 1999-2000?
Center for Special Education Finance, November 2002
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Implications for Special Education Policy and Practice
Council for Exceptional Children, September 2002
A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their Families
President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education, July 2002
Twenty-five Years of Educating Children with Disabilities: The Good News and the Work Ahead
American Youth Policy Forum, 2002
When It’s Your Own Child: A Report on Special Education From the Families Who Use It
Public Agenda, 2002
State Level Awareness of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on District Assessments
Educational Policy Reform Research Institute, December 2001
Special Education Inclusion
Wisconsin Education Association Council, November 2001
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
US General Accounting Office, January 2001
Adjusting Special Education Aid for Severity: The Case of Census-Based Funding in California
Center for Special Education Finance, July 2000
State Special Education Finance Systems, 1994-95
Center for Special Education Finance, June 1997
A Profile of Special Education Finance Reform in Pennsylvania
Center for Special Education Finance, August 1996
