During the National Association of State Directors of Special Education's (NASDSE) 2005 annual meeting, a panel of youth representatives challenged states to do a better job of including youth with disabilities in state-level decision making (e.g., as members of state advisory panels [SAPs] and/or transition councils). State directors of special…

This brief paper summarizes data collected by the National Association for State Directors of Special Education on state policies concerning accountability for students with disabilities receiving special education in public or private settings outside of district K-12 school buildings. It focuses specifically on participation in assessments and…