Thirty-five Years of Progress in Educating Children With ...

35 Thirty-five Years of Progress in Educating

YEARS Children With Disabilities Through IDEA

U.S. Department of Education

CELEBRATING THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF: ACCESS ? ACCOUNTABILITY ? ACHIEVEMENT

We cannot afford to leave anyone out of our efforts.

35 Thirty-five Years of Progress in Educating

YEARS Children With Disabilities Through IDEA

U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

CELEBRATING THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF: ACCESS ? ACCOUNTABILITY ? ACHIEVEMENT

U.S. Department of Education Arne Duncan Secretary

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny Assistant Secretary

November 2010

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CONTENTS

What Makes Special Education Special?........1

National Impact of IDEA to Date .....................1

Conditions Before and After IDEA .................. 3

Conditions Before IDEA .............................................. 3 Initial Federal Response............................................. 4 Public Law 94-142...................................................... 5 First 25 Years of IDEA Progress (1975?2000)............. 6 Continued Progress Over the Past 10 Years (2000?10) ..................................................... 9

Charting the Next 15 Years of IDEA Progress ............................................12

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