NCLB & IDEA
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
NCLB legislation states, "The purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments." The act speaks to four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility/local control, an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work, and new options for parents.
Technology plays an integral role in assisting with the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. This section of our Palm website is designed to provide information to educators interested in building a case for handheld computer adoption in classrooms and administrative implementations of Treo smartphones when making application for funding through the NCLB and IDEA entitlements.
- Title I, Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
- Title I, Part B: Reading First and Early Reading First
- Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training
- Title II, Part B: Mathematics and Science Partnerships
- Title II, Part C: Troops to Teachers, National Writing Project and Teaching of Traditional American History
- Title II, Part D: Enhancing Education Through Technology
- Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient
- Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
- Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Title V, Part A: Part A Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
- IDEA 2004: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
NCLB Local Funding Sources
(PDF: 54KB/2 pages)- Read the full text of IDEA.
- Download NCLB/IDEA and Palm OS Education Solutions matrix for all NCLB/IDEA
Palm in education
Palm handheld computers provide a productive and affordable solution for integrating technology in the classroom and are increasingly being considered for one-to-one initiatives in an effort to put computing in the hands of all children. Palm's leadership position in handheld technology ensures state-of-the-art products, with professional development for teachers, principals and administrators in concert with a rich and growing array of software solutions to meet the needs of all students.
Palm Treo smartphones are powerful administrative solutions that converge handheld computer technology with cellular capabilities. When combined with student information and management solutions, Treo smartphones enable educators to access data and communicate inside or outside the school or campus.
