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.
School should be a place of belonging for each and every student. Belonging is easy to affirm, but much harder to define. This research-based resource...
Peers have an influential role in promoting inclusive education for students with extensive support needs in their schools and communities. This resource is a toolbox...
This resource and the associated process is based on a vision and expectation that each student can actively participate, belong, contribute, and learn in the...
This interactive tool provides an overview of data visualizations project staff and evaluators might use to present their data. Explore the modules below to learn...
This infographic document outlines how districts can examine discipline data, including exclusionary practices, among subgroups of students, to create "risk ratios."
High-quality data are timely, accurate, and complete. In addition, they are usable, accessible, and secure. Educators and representatives at the local, state, and federal levels...
This evaluation brief (a) describes methods of a systematic review of state policy and legislation on R/S, (b) summarizes how R/S is addressed in state...
States and LEAs must report five types of disciplinary removals for children and youth with disabilities. The EDFacts IDEA Discipline Data Infographic visualizes the information...
This paper provides a framework for applying one model of student progress monitoring, Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), to fulfill the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) accountability requirement...
Progress monitoring requires frequent data collection (i.e., weekly) with technically adequate measures, interpretation of the data at regular intervals,and changes to instruction based on the...
This paper describes curriculum-based measurement in reading and mathematics and provides sample goal statements for each area. In addition, the process by which teachers can...
The U.S. Department of Education released a new resource to provide information and resources to enhance the promotion of mental health and the social and...
The System Framework: Quick Start Guide is designed to help state leaders scan their system and determine which component(s) of the System Framework might be...
President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (Public Law 108- 446: IDEA 2004) on December 3, 2004. This law promotes accountability for...
Knowing how much to budget for an evaluation requires an understanding of the evaluation process and of the various factors that might influence costs. This...
The Adolescent Literacy Model Demonstration projects created an instrument to capture the context features of their implementation sites. The instrument summarizes demographic and instructional features...
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...
The purpose of this brief is to share findings from follow-up studies of OSEP-funded model demonstration projects that were conducted, in part, to examine model...
This resource guide was compiled to help parents and special educators establish a comfortable and effective partnership in service of promoting successful outcomes for children...