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An Analysis of Changes in State Guidelines for Assigning Students with Disabilities to the Alternate Assessment

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Sheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow; Mari K. A. Quanbeck – Journal of Special Education, 2025

The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act placed a 1.0% cap on the participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). U.S. Department of Education regulations clarified that states must develop participation guidelines and a definition of…

Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, Guidelines, State Standards

Opportunities and Responsibilities for State and Local Report Cards under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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US Department of Education, 2025

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), establishes requirements for State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to prepare and disseminate report cards that provide information on State, LEA, and school performance and progress in an understandable…

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Report Cards