On October 3, 2001, President George Bush established a Commission on Excellence in Special Education to collect information and study issues related to Federal, State, and local special education programs with the goal of recommending policies for improving the education performance of students with disabilities. The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE) delivered its report to President Bush on July 1, 2002, as required by Executive Order 13227, as amended. Pursuant to the same order, the PCESE then ceased to exist 30 days thereafter.

This report, A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their Families, is available for viewing on-line or downloadable in and . If you would like to order copies of the PCESE report, you may:

• Write to: ED Pubs, Education Publications Center, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398
• Fax your request to: (301) 470-1244
• E-mail your request to: edpubs@inet.ed.gov
• Call in your request toll-free: 1-877-433-7827 (1-877-4-ED-PUBS). If 877 service is not yet available in your area, call 1-800-872-5327 (1-800-USA-LEARN). Those who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a teletypewriter (TTY), should call 1-800-437-0833;
• Order online at: www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html