The National Center for Special Education Research now has its second director. Deborah Speece, a 27-year special education professor at the College of Education at the University of Maryland, was named to the post this week.
"Scientists who claim special education as their field of study are among the finest scholars in the country and I am eager to work with them, the special education community, and our colleagues in sister disciplines who are interested in addressing the challenges faced by children and youth with disabilities, their families, and their teachers," Ms. Speece said in a statement.
The National Center for Special Education Research, or NCSER, is under the umbrella of the Institute of Education Sciences. It was established in 2004, when the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was reauthorized. NCSER's mission is to explore how to best design instruction to meet the needs of each child with a disability.
Read more of Nirvi Shah's On Special Education article HERE.
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