ED Releases Topic Briefs to Improve Coordination, Collaboration at All Levels of Government to Support Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families

ED and HHS partnered to develop and share three briefs with strategies aimed at improving developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers at risk for or who have developmental delays.

OSEP Awards Nearly $19 Million To Help States Expand Personnel Development Efforts to Improve Results for Children with Disabilities

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced it awarded $18.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024 to four state educational agencies  through the State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program. 

OSEP Fast Facts Highlights Children Receiving Services Under IDEA in the Outlying Areas, Freely Associated States

The new OSEP Fast Facts looks at children served in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

The Office of Special Education Programs Awards More Than $17 Million for 78 Personnel Preparation and Professional Development-Related Grants

OSEP has awarded more than $17 million in funding for 78 new awards supporting personnel preparation, ongoing professional learning, and leadership development to increase the number of well-prepared, diverse, and effective personnel serving children with disabilities and their families.

Resources to help school-based staff and providers implement proactive behavioral practices to support academic achievement and well-being

Resources from OSEP and three of its TA centers to guide the development, support and regular use of evidence-based practices to ensure students have a positive school year.

U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $1 Million in Grants to Develop Evidence-Based Models of Family Engagement and Improve Services to Children with Disabilities

OSEP announced it will fund three model demonstration projects that will develop strategies to involve parents as partners in creating equitable and inclusive schools, with a focus on engaging with military-connected families.