Wide Disparities Found In Special Ed Enrollment

29th April, 2019

3 May 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop]

Nationwide, about 13 percent of students qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. But that number varies significantly from one state to the next, government investigators say.

At the low end, 6.4 percent of school children ages 6 to 21 in one state were served under IDEA in the fall of 2016 compared to a high of 15.1 percent in another.

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