Yumiko Sekino

Students with disabilities continue to lag their peers in high school graduation, enrollment in postsecondary education, and employment more than a decade after the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Although IDEA requires states and districts to support student efforts toward their post-high school goals, there is limited evidence about which strategies are effective. This study assesses variants of an approach that the Department has promoted &mda

Experiences in early childhood programs can help young children, including those with disabilities, develop skills important for later learning. But many children need help to strengthen their social-emotional skills and engagement in classroom activities in order to reap those early learning benefits. Currently, there is limited evidence on how to effectively integrate supports for these skills into the general curriculum, particularly in classrooms where children with disabilities are serve

Despite improvements over time, students with disabilities continue to face challenges in graduating and achieving other milestones towards independence after high school. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) seeks to address these challenges by requiring schools to provide the supports students need to complete high school and pursue postsecondary education and work. This study will provide an updated national picture of students' paths through high school and beyond,

The Title I program which began in 1965 as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) targets resources primarily to high-poverty districts and schools to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state standards and assessments. Under Title I of ESEA (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act), districts with schools that missed AYP for a third year were required to offer Supplemental Educational

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) is the most recent authorization of a law passed in 1975 to promote a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Funded at $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2009 (plus an additional $12.2 billion through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), IDEA supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers, special education services for children ages 3 through 21, and early intervening se