Thoroughly outlines the steps that the Office for Civil Rights takes to process cases. Read More
School Climate Transformation Grant – State Educational Agency Grants Program
Provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for, and technical assistance to, local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students. Read More
Office for Civil Rights
Office for Civil Rights homepage, linking to a wide variety of services, programs, etc. and describing the Office’s mission. Read More
Section 1450 – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Section of the IDEA defining the government’s obligation to effectively serve students with disabilities. Read More
Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities
Provides information about resources, strategies, and evidence-based practices that can help States, LEAs, schools, early childhood programs, educators, and families in their efforts to meet IDEA requirements and, in doing so, improve outcomes for children with disabilities. Read More
Literacy and Deafness: Helping Students who are D/HH Improve Language and Writing Skills
Interview-style blog post with two investigators about their intervention aimed at increasing the writing and language skills of students who are deaf or hard of hearing through teacher professional development targeting writing instruction and use of multilingual strategies. Read More
Section 1432 – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Section of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act defining at-risk infant or toddler as well as toddler or infant with disabilities. Allows states to define developmental delay. Read More
Parents and Families
Presents centers, department programs, and additional information of interest for parents and families. Read More
Integrating Social-Emotional and Literacy Learning in the Primary Grades
Interview-style blog post on an IES-funded intervention that combines instructional strategies in literacy and social-emotional self-regulation for kindergarten and first grade teachers to provide more in-depth opportunities for at-risk students to develop these skills. Read More
Statute and Regulations – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Outlines the statute and regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including an outline by section. Read More