The U.S. Department of Education has once again pushed back its projected release date for the revised Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations.
Officials now say they plan to have a final document out early next month.
The department is working as quickly as possible, spokesman Jim Bradshaw said last week. Congress amended the IDEA in June 1997, and, initially, the related rules were expected to be issued in April of this year. But the time frame for their release has faltered. In the shadow of the regulatory debate, another key federal document will probably miss its annual deadline. The report, which is required to be compiled each year, was last released in December 1997.