2006 Annual Report to Congress on the 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,' Part D

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support personnel development, technical assistance, model demonstration projects and information dissemination, as authorized under subpart 2 of "IDEA", Part D (20 United States Code Section 1461). It also supports parent training and technology to improve results for children with disabilities, as authorized under subpart 3 of "IDEA", Part D (20 U.S.C. Section 1470). A total of 633 awards, including both new awards and continuations, were funded in FY 2006 under subparts 2 and 3 of "IDEA", Part D. This report includes an overview of these programs and awards for FY 2006, along with abstracts of the 157 projects that were funded as new awards. Descriptions of Studies and Evaluations Conducted in FY 2006 are appended. (Contains 2 figures and 1 footnote.) [For related reports, see "28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2006. Volume 1" (ED516262); and "28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2006. Volume 2" (ED516267).]