NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Proposed new rules designed to bring the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in line with President Bush‘s No Child Left Behind education initiative will be discussed Friday, June 17, during public meetings at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.
“These meetings are important to determine whether these regulations are acceptable to the broad constituencies affected by special education,” said Dan Reschly, chair of the Department of Special Education at Peabody.
“The changes would place greater emphasis on progress in the general education curriculum.”
Federal education officials will discuss the proposed changes during the meetings, set for 1-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. in the rotunda of the Faye and Joe B. Wyatt Center for Education at Peabody.
The public is invited.
Free parking will be available in Lot 82, located at the intersection of 18th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue, and $8-per-day parking will be available at the Wesley Place Garage at 21st Avenue South and Scarritt Place.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act provides education funding to help states and local communities provide education for about 6 million special education students. For information on the proposed changes, go to http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html on the Internet.
Media contacts: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS
Jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu
Kurt Brobeck, (615) 322-8089
Kurt.i.brobeck@vanderbilt.edu