University of Oregon Receives $1.6 Million to Operate Support Center for Kids
  with Disabilities
From: Campus Technology - 09/30/2013
By: David Nagel

The University of Oregon has been awarded $1.6 million in federal funds to
operate the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral
Interventions and Supports, an organization that supports children with
disabilities.

The aim of the center is to improve the "social, emotional, and academic
outcomes of students with disabilities" by providing technical assistance to
disabled children and their families and research best practices, support
strategies, and data-driven decisionmaking. It also provides a framework
designed to "improve behavioral and academic outcomes by improving school
climate and safety, preventing problem behavior, increasing learning time,
promoting positive social skills, and delivering effective behavioral
interventions and supports that keep children in school and engaged in
learning."

Read the entire article at:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2013/09/30/u-oregon-receives-1.6-million-to-operate-support-center-for-kids-with-disabilities.aspx

Links: 
National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and
  Supports
http://www.pbis.org/

US Department of Educations - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html