We are devoted to eliminating junk food from our public school system. No sodas. No candy bars. No chips. No processed lunch or foods of minimal nutritional value. Let’s ask our public schools to feed both body and mind properly, to take seriously their role as guardians of our children’s health and welfare. It is time to take the corporate profit out of school lunches and replace it with common sense, good nutrition, and the love and care that our children surely deserve.
The 23-page document describes these two important federal education laws and how they are positioned to work together to improve academic achievement of students with disabilities.
Emphasis is on academic content and achievement standards, annual assessments, school accountability, highly qualified teachers, and a glossary.
The guide was created in collaboration with Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, and it was supported by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs.
