On Special Education
The new House Republican bills that tackle reforming the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (otherwise known as No Child Left Behind) “represent a full retreat from accountability for students with disabilities and other disadvantaged children,” the National Center for Learning Disabilities said this week. (Read what other groups say about the bills here.)
Like the Senate rewrite of NCLB, the Republican bills would do away with adequate yearly progress, the crux of the law and the mechanism by which schools are held accountable for their students’ performance.
via ESEA Bills Are ‘Full Retreat From Accountability’ for Special Education.