Bulletins

• July 2007 - Alert!: Priority Alert on House Appropriations!
• June 2007 - Alert!: Proposals to Use the IEP for Accountability
• November 2006: FYI - Federals Regs for IDEA are out - State Regulations are next
• October 13, 2006: Update on the National Children's Study
• September 2006: Guidelines for Possible Questions to Ask at OSEP's Community Meetings on the Idea Regulations
• September 2006 - Alert: Community Meetings on Idea Regulations
• Responsiveness to Intervention and Learning Disabilities - Read a Summary or the Full Report (PDF, 272KB) on this National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities report.
• June 2006 - Alert: Help save the National Children's Study
• March 2006: Questions and answers about the "65% Solution" for funding education
• March 2006: Legislative Update
• January 2006: FYI: Public Response to No Child Left Behind
• December 2005: Implementing IDEA 04
• December 2005: No Child Left Behind and Students with Learning Disabilities
• August 2005: August 31 - Action Alert
• July 2005: Family Opportunity Act: Sen. Kennedy to offer FOA as Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill
• June 2005: LDA's Talking Points for Individuals Testifying on behalf of LDA on Proposed IDEA Regulations
• March 2005: Social Security Fact Sheets from the Consortium on Citizens with Disabilities
• April 2005: LDA Executive Director's Testimony before the Democratic Policy Committee on the neurological health impact of mercury emissions
• March 2005: KENNEDY -- Higher Education/Job Training Budget Amendment
• March 2005: The President's FY06 Budget Proposal: The Real Human Impact
• February 2005: LDA Recommendations on IDEA Regulations
• January 2005: Republican and Democratic Senators Issue "Top Ten" Issues
• January 2005: High School Reform and 2006 Budget Outlook
• December 2004: IDEA Reauthorization narrative summary of changes
• December 2004: LDA Side-by-Side Comparison of IDEA 97 and IDEA 04 (PDF - 19 pgs, 280 KB)
• October 2004: Joint Statement on NCLB: Recommended Changes
• June 2004: Some Thoughts on Senate Bill 1248, the IDEA Reauthorization.
• June 2004: IDEA Update including side-by-side comparison of the Senate and House Bills now going to Conference, plus news on various Senate Amendments to IDEA.
• May 2004: Update from Washington
• February 2004: Update on IDEA reauthorization activities in the U.S. Congress
• February 2004: The FY05 Budget: Ed Programs Slated for Elimination
• November 2003: Senate Amended Version Of Idea Improves Eligibility For Specific Learning Disabilities
• May 2003: Summary of the House version of the IDEA reauthorization bill – HR 1350
• April 2003: LDA issues statement of concern regarding new criteria for eligibility for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
• August 2002: LDA issues response to report of the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)