## *A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n*

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| ***NEW         RELEASE*>**    | **IDEA'97             AMENDMENTS, FINAL REGULATIONSFind out about the newly released IDEA'97 Amendments Final Regulations.**- **Obtain a                 copy of the Final Regulations now!**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ***SPECIAL         EVENT!*>** | **Satellite Teleconference - Guidance on the Implementation of IDEA '97****Transcripts from the Satellite              Teleconferences held on March 3, 1999and March 18, 1999 are available.  One video, a synthesis of  both broadcasts, can be ordered from the OSEP-sponsored Policymaker Partnership for Implementing IDEA Project, or by calling:  1-800-IDEAINFO.**                                                                                                                                 |
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| **IDEA'97**                      | **The Individuals         with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997**
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 were signed into law on June 4, 1997.
This Act strengthens academic expectations              and accountability for the nation's 5.8 million children with              disabilities and bridges the gap that has too often existed between              what children with disabilities learn and what is required in              regular curriculum. |
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| **UPDATED**                      | **August 26, 2002 by gkp**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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