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No Child Left
Behind
www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
White House initiative, “No Child Left Behind,”
also shows great promise in that ALL children need to be provided
supports that will assist in their academic achievement. The
federal education report release in the summer of 2002, “A
New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their
Families,” major focus is special education and needed
reforms.
NOTE: While the section on “Other Health Impaired,
504 students and Transition Services mentions a lack of interagency
coordination there is no mention of MCHB, state Title V CSHCN
Programs or the HRTW initiative. The discussion of health
issues is limited to students with ADD, ADHD and related medication
issues during school time. 504 Plans, accommodations and tracking,
are stated to need monitoring, but are not. Thus, the health/wellness
connection to education is missing. How can students be optimal
learners if they are not well enough to be in the classroom,
do not have the proper equipment and technical assistance
devices that would enable them to be competitive, productive
learners? While schools seek 3rd party payers in the form
of Medicaid, they are missing an opportunity to connect students
and their families with existing systems of health care.
NIDRR - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov/programs/drrp/index.html
The purpose of the program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration
projects, training, and related activities to improve the lives of
individuals with disabilities. These projects are quite varied, though
all are aimed at fulfilling NIDRR's overarching goals of inclusion,
integration, employment, and self-sufficiency for people with disabilities.
See also CFDA # 84.133A, Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization.
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