Most Standards Equal For Spec. Ed. Students
Nearly all states have established the same content standards in mathematics and reading for students with and without disabilities, according to early findings from a federal report on the state and local implementation of the main federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The findings for the 2002-03 school year show an increase from 1999-2000, when just nine out of 10 states had the same content standards in math and reading. Both the IDEA and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 require that students with disabilities have access to the same content and standards as students without disabilities.
Sponsored by the office of special education programs in the U.S. Department of Education, the study was conducted by the policy research firm Abt Associates Inc.'s Bethesda, Md., office. A full draft report will be presented to the Education Department in April, said Ellen Schiller,...
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