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The State of Learning Disabilities

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NCLD Stands Against Executive Order Seeking to Illegally Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

...Act (IDEA) will remain unchanged, we at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) believe that students with disabilities, their families, and educators are at profound risk and condemn these...

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NCLD Responds to Executive Orders on School Discipline Reform & Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

Washington, D.C.—April 24, 2025— The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) condemns the latest executive order (EO) issued on April 23rd, 2025, “Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies”. This harmful...

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Addressing Critical Teacher Shortages – Insights and Strategies with the Learning Policy Institute 

...National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), alongside other leaders in education and disability rights, the event shed light on the pressing issue of teacher shortages, particularly exacerbated by the challenges...

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Join Us for an Important Conversation on Disability Rights & Education

...Disability Rights, Ford Foundation Jacqueline Rodriguez, CEO, National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Key Discussion Topics How the current shortage of teachers affects students with disabilities and their families. An...

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June Policy News Round-Up

...impacting the disability community, including access to higher education, full funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), school discipline, participation in advanced coursework, and educator preparation and professional...

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Special Edition: Policy Round- Up March 2025

...students across the country, including students with disabilities. NCLD has published NAEP data from students with specific learning disabilities in these snapshots: reading and math. Further, all researchers who utilize...

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NCLD Files Amicus Brief to Defend Educator Grant Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 31, 2025 — The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court on Friday in opposition to the Application...

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September Policy News Round-Up

...with disabilities and parents with disabilities struggle to find and use child care. According to the report, various barriers to programs affected family wellbeing. For example, parents had difficulty finding...

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Laura Stelitano

As the Director of Research and Programs at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), Dr. Laura Stelitano is responsible for leading the teams that execute NCLD’s research and direct...

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