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A broad coalition of general and special education groups have developed a consensus plan for the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). The twenty-year old landmark special education law helps the nation's schools serve more than 5.4 children with disabilities.
The IDEA legislation guarantees students with disabilities "a free, appropriate public education." It provides for the development of individualized education programs for students with disabilities. It requires that education and related services (e. g., physical therapy, specialized equipment, counseling, etc.) be provided if a child needs them in order to learn.
The reauthorization process began with the Clinton Administration's proposed amendments to the IDEA legislation in 1995. In March, 1996, the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee approved its version of a bill to reauthorize the IDEA. The House Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee is now beginning its hearings on renewal. After its version of the bill is passed, a Senate-House Conference Committee will convene to develop a final bill reauthorizing this very important special education legislation.
What's New of the Net includes:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1995:
On-line ResourcesIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1995:Reauthorization ProspectusERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted EducationERIC Digests on Students with DisabilitiesDisabled Students in Mainstreamed Classes:Supporting Inclusion, Fostering Success (ERIC Bibliography)
Special Education: Effective Teaching TechniquesLearning Disabilities: Facts for FamiliesAttention Deficit Disorders in the ClassroomProject PURSUIT: Careers in Engineering, Science and Mathematics forStudents with Disabilities
School-to-Work Outreach Project for Students with DisabilitiesNational Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through
Technology,Media and MaterialsNational Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Yahoo Special Education IndexSpecial Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)disABILITY Resources on the InternetThe Maddux Special Education Home PageK-12 Special Education PageWeb Sites on People with DisabilitiesChildren and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.) Home PageSpecial Needs Education Network (SchoolNet - Canada) 
May 22, 1996
May 1, 1996
--Educational Assessment ApproachesApril 17, 1996 --Diversity
in The Nation's ClassroomsApril 3, 1996 --The 1996
National Education Summit: Education StandardsMarch 22, 1996 --Reading
and Writing InitiativesMarch 7, 1996 --Education,
Motivation, and Life Success Feb. 21, 1996 --Technology
and America's SchoolsFeb. 6, 1996 --The Schools
and Character Development
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