10/01/12$24 Million in Grants Awarded to 22 States to Improve Training Systems to Help Children With Disabilities
eNews Park Forest (IL) (10/01/12)The U.S. Department of Education announced on Oct. 1 that 22 states -- Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin -- will receive $24 million in grants to improve personnel training systems to help children with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes the State Personnel Development Grants Program to provide funds to assist states in reforming and improving their programs for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, education, and transition services in order to enhance growth and development among children with disabilities. The program calls on states to partner with at least one higher education institution to implement the terms of the grant and to partner with at least one local education agency and either a Parent Training and Information Center or a Community Parent Resource Center.
