The
U.S. Department of Education announced a new interactive Declaration
of Rights Web site to inform parents of English Language
Learners about No Child Left Behind and their rights under
this historic law. www.ed.gov/rights
To
order copies of the Declaration of Rights for your family, school,
faith-based organization or community, please call the U.S. Department
of Education's Publications Center (ED Pubs) toll-free at 1-877-4-ED-PUBS
(1-877-433-7827).
The
International Reading Association is a professional membership organization
dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving
the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information
about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. http://www.reading.org/links/specialneeds.html
The University
of Oklahoma is the site of the Region
VII Comprehensive Center, the current federally funded technical
assistance center for Kansas. The goal of the Comprehensive Centers
is to assist schools in understanding and applying the federal legislation.
Educators will find many useful NCLB
related resources at this site. www.region7.ou.edu