State groups use NCLB reauthorization to raise special ed. concerns

  State education organizations vowed earlier this week to continue using debate over reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act to remind federal legislators of some chronic concerns related to special education services—and to bring up some new ones. At a press briefing in Washington, representatives speaking on behalf of state lawmakers, special education directors, school administrators, and local school boards warned that the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act remains perennially underfunded, and that there is a continuing tension between the precepts of the federal special education law and the requirements of NCLB. Read more of this article from Education Week.