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5/12/2005
According to a May 11, 2005 article from the Chicago Sun-Times, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has outlined new No Child Left Behind testing standards for special education students. Under the existing No Child Left Behind policy, students with serious cognitive disabilities (up to a total of 1% of all students) are allowed to take an alternative test. The new guidelines permit an additional 2% of students to take a modified test (geared toward abilities, not just grade level), if they are disabled. While it is anticipated that the test development, research and training needed to implement the new policy may take more than a year, states that receive federal approval will be allowed to begin using the additional 2% rule immediately.
The article is available at the Chicago Sun-Times Web site. A corresponding press release from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is available at the ED Web site.
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