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No Child Left Behind

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Publications

Implementing the No Child Left Behind Act: What It Means for IDEA
http://www.nasdse.org/downloadnclb.htm
This document was prepared by NASDSE in response to a request from NASDSE’s Board of Directors to identify those areas in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush in January 2002 that have implications for implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

No Child Left Behind: A Parent's Guide
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/nclbguide/parentsguide.html
This guide summarizes NCLB, answers questions about the law, and tells what it means for parents.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Implications for Special Education Policy and Practice
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/SideBySide.pdf
This document from the Council for Exceptional Children offers a side by side comparison of selected provisions of NCLB and their implications for special education.

Resources and Best Practices for Implementing No Child Left Behind
http://www.NoChildLeftBehind.gov/next/faqs/index.html
This list of resources and best practices has been compiled by American Association of School Administrator's Issues Department to help schools implement No Child Left Behind or ESEA 2001.

Web sites for more information

Anchorage School District Web section on No Child Left Behind
http://www.asdk12.org/NCLB/
This Web section includes answers to frequently asked questions about NCLB.

No Child Left Behind – US Department of Education Web site
http://www.NoChildLeftBehind.gov/
The official NCLB Web site from the federal government.

Western Regional Resource Center “No Child Left Behind” Information Module
http://interact.uoregon.edu/wrrc/nochild.html
This Web site does include information on the relationship of NCLB and IDEA.


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