Students with Disabilities Excel with High Expectations, Access, and Inclusion
"We know that when students with disabilities are held to high expectations, have access to a robust curriculum in the regular classroom, they excel." Secretary of Education , Arne Duncan Until recently, the Department of Education's primary focus was evaluating states compliance meeting procedural requirements- timelines for evaluations, due process hearings and transition services. Under the new framework, Results-Driven Accountability (RDA), the Department will also include educational results and outcomes for students with disabilities in making each state’s annual determination under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). “Every child, regardless of income, race, background, or disability can succeed if
Inclusion is a right not a privilege.
Inclusion is not only socially just, but research shows it improves academic outcomes for all students.
Duncan warns Congress on impact of ‘sequestration’
Here is the testimony Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave Thursday before the Senate Appropriations Committee on what could happen to education programs if Congress takes no steps to avert a March 1 deadline for automatic spending cuts, known as the “se
US DOE “Access to Sports for Students with Disabilities Is a Civil Right”
U.S. Education Department is telling schools they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options.
Education Department Awards $24.6 Million in Grants To Support Teacher and Principal Development
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the award of nearly $24.6 million for three grants to improve student achievement by increasing the effectiveness of teachers and principals. Funded under the Supporting Effective Educators Development
U.S. report finds inequalities in courses and discipline for minority students
by Sally Holland , CNN (CNN) African-American boys and girls have higher suspension rates than their white or Hispanic peers, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on Tuesday. The report looks at race
Racial disparities found in school arrests
(L to R) Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano answer questions from students following an earthquake drill at Carnahan High School of the Future in St. Louis on Apr
Report: Minority students face harsher punishments
(03-05) 21:04 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A report to be released Tuesday by the Education Department raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools. An early snapshot of the report says that more than
Jon Stewart tries to talk to Arne Duncan
Jon Stewart tried to engage Education Secretary Arne Duncan on “The Daily Show ” Thursday night, but the effort was an exercise in the futility of conversing with someone who won’t deviate from his talking points. Duncan was so programmed that Stewart wa
