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New Publication on Inclusive Early Childhood Education

Posted: December 21, 2009

How can early childhood professionals and families provide quality, inclusive early childhood education for young children with and without disabilities? That’s the question addressed in Impact: Feature Issue on Early Childhood Education and Children with Disabilities, published by the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota.

Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education

Posted: September 10, 2009

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be speaking in a live, interactive discussion with parents September 15 from 8-9 pm EDT (7pm CDT, 6pm MDT, 5pm PDT). The town hall meeting will be televised on local government and PBS channels and also via webcast.

The State of Learning Disabilities (2009)
Posted: September 9, 2009
This new report by the National Center for Learning Disabilities provides data on how people with learning disabilities are faring in school and at work.

Forest Grove v. T.A.
Posted April 20, 2009
Fact Sheet from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law about the Forest Grove v. T.A. U.S. Supreme Court case involving IDEA and residential treatment.

TA&D Conference Materials
Posted April 19, 2009
The TA&D Meeting and Leveraging Resources Conference took place in Washington, DC March 23-26. Find materials on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, technology, and collaboration.
TA&D Conference Materials
Leveraging Resource Conference Materials

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Information
Posted April 2, 2009
The U.S. Department of Education has posted a PowerPoint on guiding principles and funding availability for education programs under the ARRA.

Upcoming Conferences

2010: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

January

January 26-28, 2010
ALLIANCE Topical Institutes
Hyatt Regency Crystal City

Feburary

Feburary 16-17, 2010
Reinvest in Equity: Building Bridges and Tearing Down Walls. Leadership for Excellence and Equity Form
Phoenix, AZ
Sponsored by NCCRESt, NIUSU-LeadScape, and the Equity Alliance at Arizona State University

February 17-20, 2010
Learning Disabilities Association of America's 47th Annual International Conference in Baltimore, MD

April

April 12 & 13, 2010
Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities

August

August 2-5, 2010
OSEP Mega Conference (including Parent Strand)
Crystal City, VA

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