The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability

The highly anticipated follow-up to the nationwide bestseller, The New Title I: Balancing Flexibilty with Accountability, this book helps you take the management of your Title I program to the next level.

The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability offers timely, essential details to help you reshape your Title I program to comply with the new law, plus the new regulations issued by ED.

Written by one of the leading authorities on education law, Kristen Tosh Cowan of Brustein & Manasevit and the editors of Thompson Publishing Group's Title I Handbook and the Title I Monitor, this easy-to-read, handy reference will help you convert policy into practice with expert analysis and clear explanations of the law and new regulations.

Here’s just a sample of what’s in this "must have" resource:

-- Comprehensive explanation of new minimum qualification standards for teachers and paraprofessionals
-- Expanded coverage of mandatory "school choice" and "supplemental services"
-- New chapter on charter schools and NCLB
-- New details on standards and assessments
-- Inclusion rules for children with disabilities
-- Easy-to-use compilation of the law and regulations ... and much more!

Kristen Tosh Cowan, Esq., is nationally recognized for her expertise in the area of federal education law. As a partner with the law firm of Brustein & Manasevit, Ms. Cowan has primarily focused her work on audit and compliance issues within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, most recently reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Ms. Cowan advises states, school districts, and post-secondary schools on compliance with these programs, as well as the complex administrative rules of various federal agencies. Ms. Cowan has also worked closely with private industry concerning nonpublic schools, charter schools, and third party contractors.

Ms. Cowan received her Bachelor's Degree in public policy from Duke University in 1990 and graduated with honors from the American University, Washington College of Law, in 1993. A native of Beaver, PA, Ms. Cowan is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.