No more readers, no more scribes.  The days of dedicating staff and preparing homemade resources for assessments may be over when it comes to students with disabilities.  For years, teachers and parents have prepared an Individual Education Program for students who meet evaluation criteria for a disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.  Part of that IEP includes testing accommodations when necessary.

Zero tolerance policies mandate certain punishments for offenses at school regardless of the circumstances. But questions about how those policies are enforced are being raised due to the high number of minority students and students with disabilities that are suspended each year.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, The Council of State Governments recognizes that to compete with their international peers, American students must graduate from high school college and career ready.  If implemented properly and funded, ESEA reforms could be long-term steps towards economic recovery and sustainability;