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Students With Disabilities. In 2019–20, the number of students ages 3–21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.3 million, or 14 percent of all public school students. Among students receiving special education services, the most common category of disability (33 percent ...
In 2022–23, the number of students ages 3–21 who received special education and/or related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.5 million, or the equivalent of 15 percent of all public school students. Among students receiving special education and/or related services, the most common category of ...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act website brings together department and grantee IDEA information and resources. The IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to and ensures special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.
Disability type 20 30 50 70 90 Types of Disabilities Among students who received special education and/or related services under IDEA in school year 2021–22, the disability types. 6. with the largest reported percentages of students were • specific learning disabilities (32 percent);7 • speech or language impairments (19 percent);8
In the 2020-21 school year, 5.2 million English learner (EL) students, 11% of the overall student enrollment, attended the nation's public schools. Twelve percent of students with disabilities served under IDEA and 5% of students with disabilities served only under Section 504 were EL students. 11%. Total EL Student Enrollment.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. The IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education ...
This guidance focuses primarily on Section 504. Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Title II prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local governments.
Both laws (ESEA and IDEA) require students with disabilities to participate in statewide assessments with accommodations, where necessary. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal law that protects the rights of students with disabilities enrolled in public schools receiving federal funds.