Special Education Management Services
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEIA) 2004 Resources

pdf - 112 pgs)

Congressional Research Service - Library of Congress (CRS Info Page)

IDEA Analysis of Changes Made by PL 108-446 (

pdf - 47 pgs)

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD Home Page)

CCD IDEA Users Guide for Citizens with Disabilities (

pdf - 63 pgs)

Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE Home Page)

Short Summary of IDEA 2004 (link on Home Page) - 5 pgs

Summary: Major Provisions of the IDEA Act of 2004 (link on Home Page) - 7 pgs

Summary: Comparison of Changes in IDEA 1997-2004 (link on Home Page) - 4 pgs

Council for American Private Education (CAPE Home Page)

Analysis of IDEA Private School Provisions (

pdf - 14 pgs)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC Home Page)

Updated Information on IDEA (web page with links to specific topics)

Summary of Significant IDEA 2004 Issues (

pdf - 35 pgs)

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc (COPAA Home Page)

pdf - 190 total pgs)

Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE Home Page)

IDEA 2004 Summary (

pdf - 7 pgs)

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS Home Page)

Brief Summary of IDEA 2004 and Current Law (

pdf - 7 pgs)

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE Home Page)

IDEA 1997-2004 Side-By-Side ($15) Order Form (

pdf - 1 pg)

No Child Left Behind and IDEA: Round Peg in Square Hole (MS Word - 6 pgs)

National State Boards Association (NSBA Home )

A Quick Reference Guide to IDEA 2004 (

pdf - 6 pgs)

Reauthorization of IDEA 2004 (MS Word - 37 pgs)

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER Home Page)

IDEA 2004 Summary (

pdf - 10 pgs)

Wrightslaw (Home Page)

Key Sections of IDEA 2004 with Commentary (

pdf - 54 pgs)