This technical brief is part of an ongoing series the Center for Learner Equity (CLE) launched in 2015 that examines the enrollment and experiences of students with disabilities in different school settings. Using the 2017-2018 U.S. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) data released earlier this year, this brief focuses on specialized charter…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that schools assist students with disabilities to develop independent living skills and abilities essential to succeed in most of their life's endeavors. According to the law, each student with a disability must have an individualized education program (IEP), and the IEP must address…

This report contains 1922 statistics of schools and classes for feeble-minded and subnormal children. With regard to administration, three types of schools for mentally defective children are represented in this report: (1) State institutions; (2) private institutions; and (3) city day schools. This year (1922) the statistics show a total of 214…

United States and Canada schools and classes for deaf children from preschool to postsecondary levels are arranged into three sections: (1) a directory listing program name, contact data, and administrator; (2) a summary table listing program type, number of students, services offered, and communication modes used in the classroom; and (3) summary…

This report updates an earlier study on educational placements of children with mental retardation, comparing data from the 1989-90 school year with the 1990-91 school year. The data indicate that regular class placements increased from 6.7 percent to 7.4 percent from 1989-90 to 1990-91. Resource room placements increased from 20.1 to 23 percent,…

This bulletin contains statistical data of the schools and classes for the blind from the years 1917-1918. The data is organized into the following contents: (1) Number of schools reporting; (2) Dual schools; (3) Control; (4) Instructors; (5) Number of pupils; (6) Graduates; (7) Enrollment by grades; (8) Enrollment by courses of study; (9) Value…

For the past decade the Office of Education has periodically compiled statistics dealing with special schools and classes for exceptional children. During that time the importance of adjusting instructional procedures to meet the needs of individual boys and girls has been increasingly stressed in the general philosophy of education. Inherent in…

The present American philosophy of education proclaims equality of opportunity for every child. This requires a study of the inherent capacities of children and the consideration of the opportunities for service in a highly complex industrialized society. The Office of Education is now engaged in studying the success of the types of curriculum and…