< Back to NCLB Overview Focus on Special Education -- WestEd's Latest R&D Alert In light of increased national attention to special education, this issue of R&D Alert draws on WestEd's expertise in this area to address recent NCLB mandates and topics related to the intersections of special and general education. This R&D Alert includes the following: When Special Education and General Education Unite, Everyone Benefits Special Educators Responding to Shifting Definitions of "Highly Qualified" Responsiveness to Intervention: A Promising Alternative for Identifying Students with Learning Disabilities Improving Assessment for Special Needs From the CEO: Improving Special Education Means Improving Education WestEd Resources on Special Education What's New, Hot, & Useful Click on the link below to view the PDF. URL: http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/RD-04-01.pdf		NCLB Overview »  Adequate Yearly Progress »  Assessment & Accountability »  Charter Schools »  Choice/Transfer »  English Language Learners »  Enhancing Education Through Technology »  Highly Qualified Teachers »  IDEA and NCLB »  Paraprofessionals »  Parent Involvement »  Professional Development »  Reading/Literacy »  Rural Schools and Districts »  Safe Schools »  School/District Interventions »  Scientifically Based Research »  Supplemental Services