New publication on G3ict website: The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in School Accountability Systems | Download it for free, here: http://g3ict.org/resource_center/publications_and_reports/p/productCategory_whitepapers/subCat_9/id_232
Formerly excluded from measures of educational performance, students with disabilities (SWDs) are now explicitly recognized in federal and state accountability systems. At the national level, the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) laid the foundation for accountability of SWDs by requiring states to include these students in state and district assessments and to report their participation and performance. Published by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education | May 2012
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has a congressional mandate to conduct a national assessment of how well the IDEA is achieving its purposes. As part of the national assessment of IDEA, this study is intended to provide policy-relevant information about the education of SWDs by examining their inclusion in school accountability systems, the use of school practices that may relate to their educational outcomes, and SWD’s achievement in relation to school accountability status.
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The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in School Accountability Systems - Publications & Reports - G3ict - The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTsAlso,
Additionally,
G3ict is an advocacy initiative of the UN-GAID dedicated to facilitating ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities. To facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the accessibility of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and assistive technologies.
G3ict was launched in December 2006 in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN DESA.
To accomplish its mission, G3ict works in collaboration with its constituents to:
* Raise awareness on effective public policies, private sector initiatives, and standardization references. It reaches key stakeholders via conferences and showcases, ...briefings, web activities, publications, and social media;
* Facilitate the sharing of solutions and good practices through a Web-based platform http://www.g3ict.org/, an electronic newsletter, worldwide databases on country achievements, companies ICT accessibility policies, and case studies, books and white papers from leading authors and institutions on specific areas of technology or public policy;
* Foster harmonization and standardization by promoting the work of ITU, ISO, ETSI, ANSI, W3C, DAISY Consortium and other leading Standards Development Organizations;
* Support policy makers with capacity building programs and benchmarking. Deliverables include the online "ITU-G3ict e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities" and its companion handbook which was developed as a joint publication of ITU, G3ict, and the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with The Hans Foundation, and the "CRPD ICT Accessibility Progress Report," developed in collaboration with Disabled Peoples' International (DPI).
To accomplish its mission, G3ict works in collaboration with its constituents to:
* Raise awareness on effective public policies, private sector initiatives, and standardization references. It reaches key stakeholders via conferences and showcases, ...briefings, web activities, publications, and social media;
* Facilitate the sharing of solutions and good practices through a Web-based platform http://www.g3ict.org/, an electronic newsletter, worldwide databases on country achievements, companies ICT accessibility policies, and case studies, books and white papers from leading authors and institutions on specific areas of technology or public policy;
* Foster harmonization and standardization by promoting the work of ITU, ISO, ETSI, ANSI, W3C, DAISY Consortium and other leading Standards Development Organizations;
* Support policy makers with capacity building programs and benchmarking. Deliverables include the online "ITU-G3ict e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities" and its companion handbook which was developed as a joint publication of ITU, G3ict, and the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with The Hans Foundation, and the "CRPD ICT Accessibility Progress Report," developed in collaboration with Disabled Peoples' International (DPI).
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Institute of Education Sciences: Funding Opportunities
The Institute of Education Sciences provides
information about its Education Research funding through Requests for
Applications, Requests for Proposals, and other ...
ies.ed.gov/funding
Institute of Education Sciences
The Institute of Education Sciences reflects
the intent of the President and Congress to advance the field of
education research, making it more rigorous in support ...
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html
Highlights from NCEE - Highlights from Patterns in the Identification of and Outcomes for Children and Youth With Disabilities Report
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance (NCEE) conducts unbiased large-scale evaluations of
education programs and practices supported by federal funds: provides research-based technical assistance to educators and policymakers; and supports the synthesis and the wide spread dissemination of the results of research and evaluation throughout the United States.
ies.ed.gov/ncee
