If you work with teens with disabilities, you’ll want to know about the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work (TTW) program. Its Youth Transition portion offers funds for organizations that help students receiving Social Security disability benefits find employment. Is it right for you? Melody Goodspeed, Youth Transition Specialist for TTW answers some common questions about the funding.

Finding quality, affordable child care can be difficult for any parent. For those with a special needs child, it can also be a very confusing and emotional experience. Rebecca Freshour looks at what the law says, and what parents need to know to find care for their children.

Pete Wright, an attorney with decades of experience in special education law � and his own memories of standing up before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue a case � attended oral arguments last week in the most recent special education case to reach the highest court. Wright shared his impressions with Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips.

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.

Amid all the speculation about changes on the Supreme Court, Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look at cases the court will be hearing in the next term that will have an impact on children and youth.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) continues to be a misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and frustrating disorder for educators. Rethinking Attention Deficit Disorders gives the classroom teacher useful information, ideas and strategies for working with children suffering from ADD.

What are the choices under No Child Left Behind and other federal legislation? The U.S. Department of Education has the basics.

The Hill Center transforms students with learning differences into confident, independent learners. Using a research-based, multi-sensory methodology, The Hill Center teaches high potential students with learning differences in a model half-day academic program. Equally committed to helping students who cannot attend The Hill Center, Outreach and Professional Development programs extend the succ

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation�s 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.

The Hill Center transforms students with learning differences into confident, independent learners. Utilizing a research-based, multi-sensory instructional methodology, The Hill Center teaches high-potential students with learning differences in a half-day academic program. Equally committed to helping students who cannot attend The Hill Center, The Hill Center's Outreach and Professional Development Program extend the successful methodology beyond the walls of the school.