Special Education Research

Education news, analysis, and opinion about research focused on special education and gifted education

See also: Special Education, Special Education Policy, Special Education Law, Special Ed. Identification, Special Education Monitoring

School & District Management Revised IDEA Shifts Control of Special Education Research
A shift in responsibility for special education research within the Department of Education has some advocates concerned that the needs of children with disabilities may get lost in the shuffle.
Christina A. Samuels, January 25, 2005
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School & District Management Federal Grants to Eight Universities Seed Special Education Research
Eight universities around the country will establish centers to study ways of improving the education of students with special needs, thanks to $8.7 million in recent grants from the Department of Education.
Lisa Fine, October 24, 2001
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2 min read
Special Education Policy-Research Groups Issue Joint Report on Special Education
Students are being needlessly referred to special education because of other deficiencies in the education system, concludes one of a collection of 14 papers released last week by two think tanks here. The organizations hope to set the agenda for reconsidering how the nation educates students with disabilities.
Lisa Fine, May 16, 2001
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1 min read
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