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New Center Will Aim to Develop More Effective Special Educators
Education Week (blog)
How can special education teachers be more effective? The federal Education Department is funding a new center to find out. The department's office of special education said Thursday it will spend up to $5 million on the creation of the Center to Support the Development of Effective Educators to Serve Students with Disabilities. The new center will provide technical assistance to state education departments that are reviewing and reforming certification and licensing standards for teacher preparation programs. It will be expected to work with school districts and colleges and universities.
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