Starting on April 30, 2018, the now-archived Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 (Legacy) website will redirect users to the U.S. Department of Education’s new Individuals with Disabilities Education Act website (new IDEA website). Content from the Legacy site is available for reference on the new IDEA website, and can be found on the Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 historical reference page. We encourage users […]

On December 7th, the U.S. Department of Education released a question-and-answer document supporting the unanimous March 2017 U.S. Supreme Court opinion on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)-related case Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District clarifying the scope of a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The Q&A explains the case and provides a summary of the Court’s final […]

The U.S. Department of Education welcomed Johnny Collett, the new U.S. Department of Education assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), on Jan. 16, 2018. Collett, a former high school special education teacher, has served as the program director of Special Education Outcomes at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) […]