This article gives a brief presentation on the IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, and parallels with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2004, formerly known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This article includes changes in legislation (i.e. state reporting requirements) and definitions of new terminology in the new legislation (i.e. core academic subjects); also mentioned are new performance goals (i.e. addresses graduation rates and ,dropout rates). Article submitted by Sharaine J. Rawlinson, MSW for the Fall/Winter PEPNet Perspectives newsletter.
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