Obama makes academic success for kids with disabilities a priority
by Katy
I was invited to the White House today to hear the President announce that 10 states are getting waivers under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. These waivers are designed to help states improve their public education systems.
Specifically, states are to take action to improve the academic progress of all children, including children with disabilities. Kids with disabilities have actually benefited a lot from this law and its requirement that their academic progress be measured and reported to the public. As a result, kids with disabilities have had greater opportunities to show what they are made of — that they can master grade level work like their non-disabled peers.
The President actually mentioned that improving the academic success of students with disabilities is a priority for states who were awarded with a waiver. You can read the President’s remarks online and learn more about the waivers at the U.S. Department of Education web site.