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Additional Resources for NCLD Policy Podcast Topics:

• NCLD InfoZone: Transition to College or Work
  Exploring post-secondary options is often a daunting task for parents and students alike, but with the right planning, support, and information this can be a positive and truly successful next step for every student. Visit NCLD's Transition to College InfoZone page for valuable resources on transitioning successfully from high school to college or work.
• Education Funding - Why It's Important to You and Your Child
  Visit the Education Funding page in NCLD's Advocacy Center to learn how funding from the local, state and federal levels combines together to impact the consistency and implementation of education for all of America's children.
• Universal Design for Learning
  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for designing educational environments that enable all learners to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning by simultaneously reducing barriers to the curriculum and providing rich supports for learning.  Visit NCLD's Universal Design for Learning InfoZone page to learn more about UDL and how it can be used to help students nationwide.
• NCLD's Advocacy Brief, "Understanding the Standards-based IEP."
  Learn more about standards-based IEPs – download NCLD's Advocacy Brief, "Understanding the Standards-based IEP."  This detailed publication also contains a Q&A section featuring Dr. McLaughlin, the expert in our "Standards-Based IEP" podcast, as well as additional information and resources.
• Alliance for Excellent Education
  Every year, only about 70 percent of students earn their high school diplomas. While the minority graduation rate with a regular diploma hovers dismally around only 50 percent their white and Asian American counterparts graduate with rates of nearly 80 percent. Learn more about the graduation rate crisis by visiting the Alliance for Excellent Education Web site, and by visiting the specific resources noted below.
  
  
  
  • From No Child Left Behind to Every Child a Graduate: Defining a Federal Role in Improving America's Secondary Schools 
  • Dropouts, Diplomas, and Dollars: U.S. High Schools and the Nation's Economy School 
  • Using Early-Warning Data to Improve Graduation Rates: Closing Cracks in the Education System

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