What Works Clearinghouse Releases Reports

What Works Clearinghouse Releases a Series of New Reports

CEC Workshops Give You The Insight You Need On The IDEA 2004 Regulations
Start the Countdown to Election Day by Advocating for Students with Exceptionalities
What Works Clearinghouse Releases a Series of New Reports

CEC Workshops Give You The Insight You Need On The IDEA 2004 Regulations

The IDEA 2004 regulations went into effect on October 13. Do you know what's in them? CEC is offering a series of workshops designed to help special education administrators, special education teachers, researchers, principals, general education teachers, higher education professionals, and education consultants learn what's new in IDEA 2004. CEC will be presenting nine all-day workshops on the IDEA 2004 regulations in nine U.S. cities. For more information on the CEC workshops and to register, click here.

In addition to the IDEA workshops, on November 15, 2006, CEC will be hosting a Web seminar entitled "IDEA 2004 and the New IEP Regulations". Please click here for more information.

Finally, in early 2007, CEC will be publishing a book of frequently asked questions around IDEA 2004, which will incorporate the new regulations. For more information, click here.

Start the Countdown to Election Day by Advocating for Students with Exceptionalities

Congress is currently in recess so that members can campaign for reelection. When Congress returns in November, it will have several legislative items on its legislative plate to deal with. These items include appropriations funding for education that address vital programs such as IDEA and the Javits program for students with gifts and talents. CEC has been actively urging Congress to provide additional funding for both of these programs and to uphold its 31-year commitment to fully funding IDEA. To date, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have proposed a decrease in the Federal share for IDEA down to 17 percent- far from the promised 40 percent. Take action!

Also, the only Federal program dedicated to gifted education is on life support. President Bush and the House Appropriations Committee want to eliminate the Javits program and the Senate wants to slash it in half. Take action!

Finally, the Bush Administration supports eliminating Medicaid reimbursements for transportation and administrative costs for Medicaid-eligible students with disabilities. This elimination would total $9 billion over 10 years. Take action!

It is critical that members of Congress hear from their constituents on the vital impact Federal funding has on students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. Special educators must be part of the discussion, as this funding will impact every school district in the nation.

Five Ways You Can Take Action:

1. Education IS a Priority -- Special Educators Vote on November 7th!Be sure to register and vote on Election Day. For information on candidates, polling locations, and much more, click here.

2. Schedule a meeting with your member of Congress while he/she is back in your home state. Members of Congress want to meet with constituents. Click here to find out who your elected officials are.

3. Email Congress directly by personalizing a letter CEC has written on the CEC Legislative Action Center.

4. Submit an op-ed to your local newspaper by using CEC's Legislative Action Center.

5. Invite your member of Congress to tour a school or college and let them see for themselves the positive contributions federal dollars make to your school.

What Works Clearinghouse Releases a Series of New Reports

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) has released six new reports, which include Beginning Reading, Character Education, Dropout Prevention, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Mathematics, and English Language Learning. WWC was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education. WWC collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions such as programs, products, practices, and policies. WWC will continue to release reports on intervention studies between now and the end of the year.