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Jul 31, 2023 · Thirty eight states saw increases in the number of students with special education needs over the last two decades, according to the Pew report. The biggest increase was in Utah, where the...
- Individualized Education Programs
In the 2021-22 school year, 14.7 percent of all students...
- Individualized Education Programs
The evolution of special education has been marked by significant milestones that have improved educational access for students with disabilities. According to U.S. Department of Education, key legislation such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has played a pivotal role.
- Past: The Idea of Special Education
- Present: Challenges and Triumphs of Special Education
- Future: Protecting Special Education Funding
Special education came to the forefront of education with the passage of the original legislation in 1975, known then as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), or Public Law (PL) 94-142. The law experienced several modifications and revisions over about 30 years, and then between 2004 to 2006, re-authorization. At that time, this law...
Since the passage of IDEA and NCLB with periodic revisions to improve the efficacy of those laws, children with a variety of disabilities have been able to receive education appropriate to their needs. The IDEA covers a wide variety of disabilities and disorders. The classification of a student’s special needs, as well as the stipulations in his or...
Despite all the advances and successes in special education and those students who derived benefits from it, special education budgets face constant scrutiny from government leaders. One budget cut proposed in 2012 could have adversely affected more than 6 million students with special needs and resulted in layoffs of more than 10,000 special educa...
Dec 17, 2019 · How many students are in special education? In the U.S. overall, 15.2 percent of all students were special education students (ages 3-21) in 2022-23. The percentage varied by state from 11.7 ...
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Oct 10, 2023 · The share of students in special education has been increasing over the past 46 years. The number of students in special education in the United States has doubled over the past four decades,...
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As late as 1975, up to half of the estimated 8 million children with disabilities in the U.S. were either being inappropriately educated or fully excluded from the public school setting (Pulliam & Van Patten, 2006).
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In 1961, the Teachers of the Deaf Act (PL 87-276) provided for training of teachers to work with the deaf or hard of hearing. In 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 89–10) and the State Schools Act (PL 89-313) granted funds to states to help educate children with disabilities.
