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email this pageExample Email:Subject: [Your Name] thought you'd like to see this Body: New No Child Left Behind Rule for Disabled Student Testing On December 14, 2005, U.S. Education Secretary Spellings announced plans to triple the number of disabled students that schools can partially exempt from No Child Left Behind tests, exempting 1 million more students with special needs. The Department currently lets states test one percent of students -- those with the most significant cognitive disabilities -- at their instruction level (not grade level) and count their "proficient" scores in Adequate Yearly Progress determinations. The new regulations will explain how states can further modify their academic standards. http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3817 [Your Name] thought you would like to see the above page. [Personal Message] |