Special education law can be difficult to follow because it changes so often. New research, new national goals and new politicians elicit new adjustments.

Here are some resources to help you become familiar with current national trends and the requirements of new laws that govern special education in our nation.

• Just for Teachers (U.S Department of Education)
• Edlaw, Inc.
• Wrightslaw
• President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
• And Miles to Go…: State SLD Requirements and Authoritative Recommendations (NRCLD)
• Minorities in Special and Gifted Education (National Research Council)
• Rethinking Learning Disabilities (528K PDF)* (Fordham Foundation)
• Specific Learning Disabilities: Finding Common Ground (NCLD)
• IDEA: Focusing on Improving Results for Children with Disabilities (Committee on Education and the Workforce)
• Learning Disabilities and Early Intervention Strategies: How to Reform the Special Education Referral and Identification Process (Committee on Education and the Workforce)
• President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (U.S. Department of Education)
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• IDEA 2004 Resources (U.S. Department of Education)