Questions and concerns exist regarding the exclusion of students with disabilities from statewide assessments, partly because the number of student with disabilities who are included in state assessment varies from state to state and is generally low. This contributes to a belief that accountability for all students may be misunderstood or ill…

The document, nearly half of which consists of appendixes, reports on a national survey conducted by The Council for Exceptional Children to determine the current status of state requirements for special education class sizes and caseloads, and to identify the policy issues for further research. Section 1 relates the overall survey findings on the…

This study presents and discusses existing data on disability by state, from the 1980 and 1990 censuses, the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The study used direct methods for states with large sample sizes and synthetic estimates for states with low sample sizes. The study's highlighted findings…

This report presents information across states on a number of education indicators. It offers state profile information about students and their achievement, teachers, and standards for student learning. It also includes special data about the education of children in poverty and the assistance they receive toward achieving state standards through…

This report offers state profile information about teachers, students and their achievement, and standards for student learning. It includes special data about the education of children in poverty and the assistance they receive toward achieving state standards through Title I, the largest single federal education program. A particular feature of…