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IDEA 97

IDEA’97
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/index.html
This Act strengthens academic expectations and accountability for the nation's 5.8 million children with disabilities and bridges the gap that has too often existed between what children with disabilities learn and what is required in regular curriculum.

IDEA’97 Amendments, Final Regulations
http://www.ideapractices.org/law/index.php
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities and the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities (OSERS), March 12, 1999

IDEA Partnership Projects
http://www.ideainfo.org
The IDEA Partnerships are four national projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (Office of Special Education Programs) bringing together administrators, families/advocates, policymakers and service providers. This new gateway Web site provides links to the following four partners, as well as to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the U.S. Department of Education:

• The IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators (ILIAD)
• The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE)
• The Policy Maker Partnership for Education (PMP)
• The Associations of Services Providers Implementing IDEA Reforms in Education (ASPIIRE)

Twenty-third Annual Report (2001) to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Products/OSEP2001AnlRpt/

Twenty-second Annual Report (2000) to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Products/OSEP2000AnlRpt/
The Twenty-second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The annual reports published since that time have informed Congress and the public of the steady progress made in implementing the Act and reflect a history of persistent commitment and efforts to expand educational opportunities for children with disabilities. The 25th anniversary of IDEA offers an opportunity to consider this important law and its history, to acknowledge the progress that has been made, and to look forward to the challenges ahead.

Twenty-first Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Research/OSEP99AnlRpt/
This Annual Report contains an interim report of OSERS Office of Special Education Programs' national assessment of the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and also builds upon the information contained in the 20th Annual Report.