Inclusive Schools
 From phys. ed. to physics, students who were once segregated by separate classrooms and lower expectations are now visible and vibrant contributors to the school community. Around the country, educators are remaking their schools to include students with disabilities more fully. EDC collaborates with teachers and administrators as they develop effective leadership, improve teaching and learning, and support the use of assistive technologies
Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative
 The nation’s big city schools face common challenges as they work to reform their special education programs. The Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative brings together special and general education leaders from urban schools to identify shared problems and improve student outcomes. The Collaborative provides opportunities for educators to network with colleagues; stay abreast of the latest in policy, research, and practice; participate in leadership and management training; and obtain personalized technical assistance and on-site training and consultation.
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD)
 Students with disabilities post some of the highest drop-out rates in the country, hampering their opportunities for meaningful and productive work in the future. NDPC-SD supports states and local education agencies in decreasing dropout rates and improving school outcomes for students with disabilities.
ICARE Schools: A Research Study of Meaningful Parent Involvement in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) Process
 Parents of students with disabilities have to be fulltime advocates for their children at school, ensuring they receive a meaningful and challenging educational program. This can be a tall order for parents, particularly those from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. Addressing this challenge, ICARE Schools is identifying and studying middle-grades schools that successfully engage families of students with disabilities in the education process, in order to share their lessons broadly.
Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities in High School Science
 This online resource offers regular and special education teachers and administrators access to programs that help students with learning disabilities succeed in high school science. It provides information about the latest models, programs, and technologies that make high school science more accessible for all learners.
Addressing Accessibility in Mathematics
 This Web site makes mathematics more accessible to students with disabilities by encouraging their teachers and special educators to collaborate. The site provides professional development in inclusive approaches to mathematics and suggests strategies for increased collaboration between mathematics teachers and special educators.
STAR Tech: A Research-Based Professional Development Program
 New technologies hold great promise for all students—none more than those with disabilities. But too often teachers don’t know how to make the best of the new tools available to them and their students. The Star Tech professional development program helps teachers integrate a full range of technology tools into the curriculum.
Literacy Matters
 This online professional development Web site focuses on adolescent literacy development, with special resources for students with disabilities. Topics include improving reading and writing in the content areas, enhancing literacy, and supporting the mastery of technology. The site offers educators access to the best-of-the-best Web sites, lesson plans, information about research-based literacy programs, protected discussion areas, and online graduate courses.
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