School Report Cards Often Omit Developmentally Disabled Students

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News States and school districts around the country are inadequately reporting their successes and failures in teaching disabled students, even though accountability is required under the federal No Child Left Behind Education Act of 2002 (NCLB) as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA). Federal officials have admitted to permitting several states to exclude special education students from reports on school progress, claiming that these students account for only a small proportion of enrollment. Some states, such as California, have been known to exempt . . .