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Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
In response to a Congressional mandate (in P.L. 103-227, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act), the board established the Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. The committee was charged with addressing such issues as: (1) technical issues in standard setting and assessment for students with various types and severity of disability, (2) education reform strategies tied to the national educational goals, and (3) incentives that might be provided to states and local school districts to develop reforms that adequately address the needs of students with disabilities.
The committee was asked to:
- evaluate the implications, for students with disabilities, of current curriculum and assessment reforms,
- examine other methods or accomodations necessary or desirable to collect data on the educational progress of children with disabilities, and the costs of developing these methods, and
- explore what incentives or assistance might be provided to states and local districts to develop improvement plans that adequately address the needs of children with disabilities.
The committee was co-chaired by Professors Margaret J. McLaughlin of the University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children, and Lorraine M. McDonnell, Department of Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara. Members included experts in education policy, assessment, special education, and school finance. The committee met 7 times between May 1995 and November 1996. The final report, which includes recommendations, was published in July 1997.
Members:
Margaret J. McLaughlin (co-chair), Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children, University of Maryland
Lorraine M. McDonnell (co-chair), Departments of Political Science and Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ansley Bacon, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York
Stephen N. Elliott, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lynn S. Fuchs, Department of Special Education, Peabody College/Vanderbilt University
Margaret E. Goertz, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania
Michael L. Hardman, Office of the Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Utah
Ted S. Hasselbring, Department of Special Education, Peabody College/Vanderbilt University
Daniel M. Koretz, The RAND Corporation, Washington, DC
Arie L. Nettles, School of Education, The University of Michigan
Ian E. Novos, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, New York, NY
Diana C. Pullin, School of Education, Boston College
Daniel J. Reschly, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University
Martha Thurlow, National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota
Edward Lee Vargas, Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe, NM
Richard K. Wagner, Department of Psychology, Florida State University
John F. Witte, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ex-Officio (Board on Testing and Assessment)
Carl F. Kaestle, Department of Education, University of Chicago
Publication:
Educating One and All: Students with Disabilities and Standards-Based Reform
For more information, contact:
Lisa Alston
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue, HA 450
Washington, D.C. 20418
telephone: 202/334-3998
facsimile: 202/334-1294
e-mail: bota1@nas.edu
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