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.
This infographic document outlines how districts can examine discipline data, including exclusionary practices, among subgroups of students, to create "risk ratios."
Racial and ethnic inequities in school discipline are widespread and persistent, even in schools implementing PBIS with fidelity. Yet integrating components of a multicomponent equity-centered...
NCEO answers frequently asked questions on alternate assessments for students with disabilities. This resource is a part of the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing...
This is the Spanish version of Web site on progress monitoring described above. It answers the following common questions: ¿Qué es el monitoreo de progreso...
Student progress monitoring helps teachers evaluate how effective their instruction is, either for individual students or for the entire class. This information brief on the...
This online brief gives an overview of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), a method teachers use to find out how students are progressing in basic academic areas...
This online brief gives an overview of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), a method teachers use to find out how students are progressing in basic academic areas...
Alternate assessments are tools used to evaluate the performance of students who are unable to participate in general state assessments even with accommodations. Alternate assessments...
Participation in large-scale assessments is now recognized by many educators and parents as a critical element of equal opportunity and access to education. This short...
NCEO answers seven frequently asked questions on the participation of children with disabilities in large-scale assessments. This resource is a part of the Tool Kit...
Student progress monitoring helps teachers evaluate how effective their instruction is, either for individual students or for the entire class. This information brief on the...
This toolkit includes information about the Department’s investments, papers on large-scale assessment, technical assistance (TA) products, and resources. The section on large-scale assessment includes a...
These materials were identified to augment the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. They offer a collection of resources on Universal Design...
This report analyzes teacher shortage data in Illinois, including longitudinal data that demonstrates critical shortage areas, and identifies promising approaches to alleviating shortages in these...
This report investigates the effects of Florida's Statewide program designed to increase the supply of teachers in designated "hard-to-staff" areas, such as special education.
This report highlights data on the teacher workforce in the State of California. This includes an examination of the trends in areas of critical shortage...
This research report from the Learning Policy Institute presents an overview of special education shortages in California. This report examines possible root causes and key...
The U.S. Department of Education strives to expand educational opportunities and to improve instruction for all students. To achieve excellence in education for students with...
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Education developed a Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (Tool Kit) to support the Department’s initiative...