ERIC Number: ED652735
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 48
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Appropriate Identification of Children with Disabilities for Idea Services: A Report from Recent National Estimates. NCEE 2024-004r
Ijun Lai; Stephen Lipscomb; Amy Johnson
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
Appropriately identifying children with disabilities--in ways that are timely, comprehensive, and accurate--is critical for ensuring that learners receive the supports they need to meet early milestones and succeed in school. In turn, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) charges states and school districts with: (1) finding all children, birth through age 21, suspected of having a disability; (2) evaluating them to determine if they are eligible for IDEA services; and (3) measuring and addressing racial or ethnic disparities in who is identified. Since IDEA's reauthorization in 2004, there is greater access to data and more sophisticated approaches to screen for and detect certain disabilities, an increasingly diverse child population, and new regulations on how to measure disparities in identification. This report examines how state and district practices during the 2019-2020 school year aligned with IDEA's goals of appropriate identification.
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Identification, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Eligibility, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Educational Practices, Related Services (Special Education), Access to Education
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES); Mathematica
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES17C0069
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/2024004/
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