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> The Advocacy Institute teams up with Exceptional Parent magazine to provide important information about education issues. Read our current article, Excusing IEP Team Members: Why, When, Who, and How.

> Rewards and Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring Under No Child Left Behind: A comprehensive report on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on students with disabilities. Prepared by The Advocacy Institute for the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Get it here.

> Why Students with Disabilities Need No Child Left Behind: Our perspective on how NCLB is having positive impact on the nation's 7 million students with disabilities. (PDF, 8 pgs) Get it here.

> ADVOCACY in ACTION: Learn key issues in the development of effective and legally sufficient Transition Plans. Read this Advocacy in Action report.

> Extended School Year (ESY) Services: Learn why some students with IEPs may need special education services beyond the normal school year. Read this article written by The Advocacy Institute for GreatSchools.

> Our Kids Count: Our newest project keeps you up to date on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind in the U.S. Congress. Learn all about it.

ADVOCATE ACADEMY
Essential training for special education advocates

The Advocate Academy provides training on a range of topics involved with special education supports and services. Learn from the experts in the comfort of your home or office. Get archives of 18 Advocate Academy Webinars - a $595 value - NOW JUST $395.00.

Details and easy online ordering available here.

No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:
What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do

This new information brief, written by the
The Advocacy Institute for the
National Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides parents with an understanding of important provisions of NCLB and IDEA
designed to work together to improve academic
performance for students with disabilities.
Get it here. (PDF, 23 pgs)

Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards

This new guide for parents, written by
The Advocacy Institute for the
National Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides information on an allowable alternate assessment for students with disabilities, now offered in some states. Get it here.

IDEA 2004 State Implementation Project: States are now updating their special education regulations to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) and newly released IDEA 2004 federal regulations. Learn how parents and advocates can have a positive impact on this important process by working to preserve some critical aspects of IDEA lost in the recent reauthorization. More.

IDEA 2004 Close Up:
A series of short, parent friendly articles on key provisions of IDEA 2004 and specific changes that parents and advocates should know and understand. Written by The Advocacy Institute for Schwab Learning.org. The IDEA 2004 Close Up series is available here.

Parent Guide to IDEA 2004:
This new guide uses accessible language to help parents understand their rights and responsibilities in the special education process and includes a series of audio clips of parents sharing their special education experiences. Written by The Advocacy Institute for the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Go to the Guide.

No Child Left Behind:
An information series on the nation's federal education law and its impact on students with disabilities. Written by The Advocacy Institute for the National Center for Learning Disabilities
with support from
Schwab Learning.
They are available here.

Virginia College Quest:
Our Web project devoted to information and resources to help students with disabilities plan for and succeed in college. Take a look at this exciting project.

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