Nearly 20% Of Texas School Districts Are Consistently Non-Compliant With IDEA Mandates

About 20% of Texas school districts fail to comply with federal requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandating that they provide students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education, according to a recent analysis of state and federal compliance data. Although the federal Department of Education determined that Texas had met the IDEA requirements for the first time in a decade during the 2023 to 2024 school year, a new analysis concluded that the state is not delivering inclusive and effective education. As evidence of the ongoing problem, the researchers said that each year, about 230 . . .