- SPeNSE: Study of Personnel
Needs in Special Education
This study addresses concerns about nationwide shortages in the number
of personnel serving students with disabilities and the need for improvement
in the qualifications of those employed.
- Study of State and
Local Implementation and Impact of IDEA (SLIIDEA)
This study examines how IDEA ’97 is being implemented by states, school
districts, and schools across the nation.
- Special Education
Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS)
This study documents the school experiences of a national sample of
students as they move from elementary to middle school and from middle
to high school.
- National Early Intervention
Longitudinal Study (NEILS)
This study follows more than 3,300 children with disabilities or at
risk for disabilities and their families through their experiences in
early intervention and into early elementary school.
- Pre-Elementary Education
Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
This study will follow a group of children who receive preschool special
education services as they progress through the early elementary years.
Links to IDEA '97
- IDEA Practices Web Site
This site is designed to provide up-to-date information and answer questions
about IDEA '97. It provides special education service providers and
local administrators with information and support related to IDEA, updates
on the reauthorization of IDEA, and a hyperlinked version of the IDEA
'97 Law and Final Regulations.
Links
to Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D)
Network
To support the education of students with disabilities, the U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS), sponsors the TA&D Network of regional
and topical resource centers, clearinghouses, and specialized projects.
The goal of the Network is to respond quickly to the needs of students
with disabilities, as well as to their families, communities, and the
professionals who serve them. Listed below are TA&D
projects currently sponsored by OSERS. Click on a link to find out
more about resource centers for that topic.
- Access
to the General Curriculum
- Deaf/Blind
- Dispute
Resolution and Mediation
- Early
Childhood
- Educational
Reform
- Emotional
and Behavioral Problems and Disorders
- Finance
- General
Information
- Higher
Education
- IDEA'97
- Inclusion
- Juvenile
Justice
- Literacy
- Minorities
- Parents
- OSEP
Partnership Projects
- Positive
Behavioral Supports
- Professions
and Professional Development
- Regional
& Federal Resource Centers
- Special
Education Policy
- Technology
- Transition
Links to Information About Financial Aid for Special Education Students
or Grants that Support Special Education Programs
For information on postsecondary education aid for individuals with disabilities,
contact:
The Heath Resource
Center
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with
Disabilities
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-1193
E-mail: [email protected]
World Wide Web: Financial
Aid for Disabled Students Web page
Voice & TTY: (202) 939-9320
Fax: (202) 833-4760
For general information on postesecondary grants, loans, and work-study
funds, contact:
U.S. Department of Education's
Student Financial Assistance
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: [email protected]
Voice: (800) USA-LEARN
TTY: (800) 437-0833
Fax: (202) 401-0689
For information on current and forthcoming grants and contracts that
support special education programs, contact:
Department of Education's Office of the
Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: [email protected]
For contracts:
Commerce Business Daily
GPO Access User Support Team
E-mail:[email protected]
Phone: (202) 512-1530 or toll free at (888) 293-6498
Fax: (202) 512-1262
For grants:
Federal Register
GPO Access User Support Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 512-1530 or toll free at (888) 293-6498
Fax: (202) 512-1262
Links to Other Organizations
- American Association of
School Administrators (AASA)
- American Education Finance
Association (AEFA)
- Council of Chief State
School Officers (CCSSO)
- Education
Commission of the States (ECS)
- National Conference of
State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Governors' Association
(NGA)
- National Association State
Boards of Education (NASBE)
- National Association
of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
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