Showing posts with label new federal oversights special education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new federal oversights special education. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Big Special Education News Tweets of the Day 6/26/14

States’ special education services face tighter oversight by the Obama administration

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/states-special-education-services-face-tighter-oversight-by-the-obama-administration/2014/06/23/a103031e-fb36-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html 

Behind the Headline: States’ Special Education Services Face Tighter Oversight by the Obama Administration

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-states-special-education-services-face-tighter-oversight-obama-administration/ 

Reaching the Ideal

Special education has its problems, but they mainly follow from the failure of schools to comply fully with the law

http://educationnext.org/reachingtheideal/ 

A 'Major Shift' In Oversight Of Special Education 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/24/325229848/a-major-shift-in-oversight-of-special-education 

U.S. Department to Increase Oversight of Special Education 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/u-s-department-to-increase-oversight-of-special-education-1-.html 

Education Secretary Lauds Revised Special Education Evaluation System 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/ 

Ed. Dept. Releases Results of New Special Education Evaluation Process 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/ 

Sisyphean Tasks



The reams of paperwork that currently serve as special education’s “accountability" system distract from the practice of teaching and learning. It is time to focus on results

http://educationnext.org/sisypheantasks/