President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
- President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education was a Presidential Commission formed by United States President George W. Bush on October 2, 2001, through the Executive Order 13227 [ [http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/index.html President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education] - Whitehouse archived webpage. URL accessed September 4, 2006.] and amended on February 6, 2002 through Executive Order 13255. [ [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=fr08fe02-131.pdf Executive Order 13255] - From the Federal Reserve. URL accessed September 4, 2006.]
The commission issued its final report on July 1, 2002. [ [http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/reports/index.html President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education Report] - Full report.]
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