With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
The Leadership Initiative for Teachers (LIFT) is a five-stage career ladder aimed at retaining teachers in areas of high-need, including special education, by providing high-performing...
This page, compiled by the Delaware Department of Licensure and Certification, highlights an alternative certification program for individuals aiming to earn an initial teaching certificate...
In partnership with the Connecticut State Department of Education, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority offers teachers in state-identified shortage areas, such as comprehensive special education...
This program offers tuition reimbursement grants to Arkansas teachers and administrators pursuing higher education for up to six college credit hours each academic year, with...
Teach Camp is a program that aims to increase educator retention and development by offering a system of professional learning to first and second year...
This loan repayment and stipend program aims to reduce related service provider shortages in specified regions by offering incentives of up to $25,000 for speech-language...
This loan program is designed to offer a maximum forgivable loan of $7,000 per year for Arizona residents looking to enter the teaching profession, primarily...
This joint statement from the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) sets a vision for stronger partnerships, collaboration, and coordination...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees. Whether...
This website is maintained by the Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division (MSIP) division of OSEP. It provides resources pertaining to States’ compliance with IDEA...
These lessons from the National Center on Intensive Interventions (NCII) cover phonemic awareness, alphabetic principal or phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and are examples of...
The topic of this symposium was supporting high-quality special education services to children with disabilities by addressing the capacity needs of educators, IEP (individualized education...
During this presentation experts, including current OSEP grantees, discussed what we know about: determining the factors that drive high expectations, such as child, family and...
Featuring bilingual speech-language pathologist Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan. This webcast discusses effective assessment and instruction strategies for English language learners with learning disabilities, as well as...
This page contains links to innovative resources to prevent, reduce, and ultimately eliminate expulsion and suspension practices in early learning settings.
There is a growing evidence base on the relationship between positive learning environments, child development, and academic achievement. OSEP’s second Symposium highlighted core principles relating...
OSEP’s third symposium in the 2017 Symposia Series, “Conveying Our Stories--Displaying Our Data,” focused on how States, districts, and Part D-funded investments can develop engaging...