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This is a legislative update from NAGC on bills S.501 and H.R. 1191.
http://www.nagc.org/search.aspx?query=Gifted+Education+State+Formula+Grant+Legislation+Introduced+in+Congress
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This press release from Sen. Chuck Grassley's office announces that Grassley has introduced legislation to help raise awareness among all teachers of the educational needs of gifted and talented students.
http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/releases/2003/p03r09-24a.htm
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This website features links to the exact wording of each state's state law and homeschooling rules/regulations. It allows users to access and review pertinent legislation for their locale.
http://www.homeedmag.com/lawregs/lawregs.html
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This is a link to a press release announcing that Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to help states provide educational services to gifted and talented students. Grassley's bill would provide money to local school districts so that they can expand the availability of gifted education services. The bill itself, S.501, can be viewed here.
http://grassley.senate.gov/releases/2003/p03r03-04b.htm
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Just for the Kids School Reports that compare each school with the highest performing schools in the state serving similar or more disadvantaged student populations. These charts are designed to show each school's potential for improvement.
http://just4kids.org/jftk/index.cfm?st=US&loc=home
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This website is the former online home of the National Education Goals Panel. NEGP was a unique bipartisan and intergovernmental body of federal and state officials created in July 1990 to assess and report state and national progress toward achieving the National Education Goals. NOTE: The National Education Goals Panel has been dissolved pursuant to Congressional mandate. Although the website is functionally operational, it is no longer being maintained or updated.
http://www.negp.gov/index.htm
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This site contains the "No Child Left Behind" legislation, in its entirety.
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov
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This website, sponsored by Council for Exceptional Children tracks all legislation regarding gifted children. You can search for elected federal officials in any state, view current issues and legislation as well as search their media guide.
http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
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Sheridan uses facts and statistics to show where Massachusetts public schools are failing in their gifted education programs.
http://www.kidsboston.com/giftstry.htm
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SchoolMatters provides rich information and powerful search and comparison tools to help uncover the stories behind the numbers, and further the discussion about how to improve student performance.
SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
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This article, by Ned Vare, discusses the four purposes of the public school system, and explains why these schools don't "cater" to the specific needs of gifted and talented students.
http://borntoexplore.org/unschool/gifted.htm
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This article link takes you to the PDF format of this CRS Report for Congress. This report analyzes how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) effect one another. These two statutes both deal with education policies and improvements. IDEA focuses on individual attention and programs for children with disabilities, while NCLBA emphasizes improving test scores and education programs for all students.
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/pdfs/CRS_NCLB_IDEA_2percent_reg_update.pdf
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This website offers data that evaluates the level at which US students perform in academia. Useful research to professionals and parents. State by state data, as well as national numbers are made available in a number of different categories.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
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The publication of A Nation at Risk on April 26, 1983 connected the education of bright students to the well-being of the nation. Read this article from 2003 for a look-back.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0422/p13s02-lepr.html
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This website for parents, educators, and advocates, provides accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law and advocacy for children with disabilities. Wrightslaw has thousands of articles, cases, and free resources about dozens of topics: IDEA 2004, Special Education, Law, Advocacy and Training & Seminars.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/fape.index.htm
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