News Briefs
Advocates for gifted education say changes to a U.S. Department of Education grant notification have allayed their fears that money designated for high-achieving students was being diverted to other needs.
April 29, 2008
Students with disabilities have been offered fewer options for earning a high school diploma since 2002, concludes a study.
March 18, 2008
Gifted black students who underperform in school may do so because of peer pressure to “act black,” according to new research published this month in the journal Urban Education.
March 17, 2008
The National Council for Learning Disabilities wants universal developmental screening for young children, so that early-literacy or cognitive difficulties can be addressed early.
February 4, 2008
The ed. dept.'s office for civil rights has written to school district leaders to say that students with disabilities do not forfeit their right to special education services by enrolling in advanced academic programs.
January 4, 2008
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $14.2 million to a Washington-based organization to create the National Center on Response to Intervention.
November 26, 2007
While research on autism is to be commended, the Policy Matters Ohio study of the Autism Scholarship Program exhibits some serious flaws.
April 22, 2008
A public-policy group suggests that the scholarship money would be better spent on strengthening services for all students.
Updated: April 1, 2008
Students with health or cognitive problems who aren’t eligible for services under the IDEA have protection under another federal law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
March 18, 2008
Observers fear that a recent government announcement will drain money from a federal program intended to serve academically advanced students.
February 14, 2008
Updated: February 19, 2008
Updated: February 6, 2008
