title: Final priority; technical assistance to improve state data capacity--National Technical Assistance Center to improve state capacity to accurately collect and report IDEA data. Final priority.
abstract: The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces a priority under the Technical Assistance to Improve State Data Capacity program. The Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We take this action to focus attention on an identified national need to provide technical assistance (TA) to States to improve their capacity to meet the data collection and reporting requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We intend this priority to establish a TA center to improve State capacity to accurately collect and report IDEA data (Data Center).
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States