Resources
4/19/2017
Advances in Accessibility through PARCC and Smarter Balanced
This document, produced by the Center for American Progress (CAP) reviews progress in promoting accessible education that has been achieved through the work of PARCC and Smarter Balanced.
2/13/2017
Guidance on Section 504 and Restraint and Seclusion
The U.S. Department of Education released a set of guidance documents that provide information about the legal limitations on the use of restraint and seclusion with regard to students with disabilities. These include a new Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504, a Q & A sheet, and a Dear Colleague Letter issued by the Office for Civil Rights.
2/13/2017
New Guidance on Rights of Students with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education released a fact sheet on the rights of students with disabilities in charter schools. The document is intended to inform parents, students and the charter school community as to students' rights under Section 504 and IDEA.
11/28/2016
ESSA Final Regulations Fact Sheet
The Department of Education has issued final regulations to implement provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that concern school accountability, data reporting and state plans. This fact sheet provides information about the regulations and new requirements that states must fulfill.
1/23/2014
AUCD Issue Brief on Final FY14 Appropriations
President Obama signed the omnibus appropriations bill to fund the remainder of fiscal year 2014. AUCD has prepared this issue brief on the funding for programs important to the AUCD Network and people with disabilities.
FY14 Final Appropriations.pdf
[download]
3/8/2012
U.S. Department of Education Releases New Civil Rights Data, Including Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
ED's Office for Civil Rights offers data highlighting educational inequities for minority students, including students with disabilities.
10/26/2011
Charter Schools and Achievement
from http://www.crpe.org
This report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education examines the impact of charter schools on student achievement.
9/23/2011
Obama Administration will waive some requirements of No Child Left Behind
President Obama issued remarks today about his administration's plan to waive certain requirements for states under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ("No Child Left Behind"). See the video, press release and fact sheet on how states can qualify.
7/21/2011
Bullying and Students with Disabilities
from http://www.ncd.gov
This briefing paper by the National Council on Disability was written for the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention and examines the problem of bullying in schools.
5/12/2011
Preparing General Education Teachers to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
from http://www.aacte.org
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Center for Learning Disabilities published this white paper highlighting the importance of reforming preparation for general education teachers to bring about better academic outcomes for students with disabilities.
4/25/2011
Principles for Teacher Quality
AUCD signed on to a letter to Congress and a document outlining principles for ensuring teacher quality in light of a recent change in the statutory definition of "highly qualified teacher" in No Child Left Behind (Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
12/2/2010
CCD Education Task Force comments on alignment of IDEA & ESEA
Submitted to OSERS
Comments developed by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force concerning alignment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind).
5/26/2010
National Child Abuse Coalition's Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
National Child Abuse Coalition: recommendations for ESEA
[download]
3/17/2010
CCD Principles for ESEA reauthorization
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force developed these principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known as No Child Left Behind.
CCD ESEA principles
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3/15/2010
White House Blueprint for Revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
from http://www2.ed.gov
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
10/27/2008
