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More fun with numbers!
The National Center for Education Statistics has released a report - "The Condition of Education 2014." The report contains a wealth of information and statistics on education in America.
The report provides data about level of education and employment; the status of rural education; how post-secondary education is financed and tons of other topics of interest to those who work in or are concerned about education. Check it out.
"Concerning special education, here is a small quote from the report:
Enacted in 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), formerly known as the Education
for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), mandates
the provision of a free and appropriate public school
education for eligible children and youth ages 3–21.
Eligible children and youth are those identified by a team
of professionals as having a disability that adversely affects
academic performance and as being in need of special
education and related services. Data collection activities to
monitor compliance with IDEA began in 1976.
From school years 1990–91 through 2004–05, the
number of children and youth ages 3–21 who received
special education services increased, as did their
percentage of total public school enrollment: 4.7 million
children and youth ages 3–21, or about 11 percent of
public school enrollment, received special education
services in 1990–91, compared with 6.7 million, or about
14 percent, in 2004–05. The number and percentage of
children and youth served under IDEA have declined
each year from 2005–06 through 2011–12. By 2011–12,
the number of children and youth receiving services had
declined to 6.4 million, corresponding to 13 percent of
total public school enrollment."
There is also a graph showing which eligibility categories have what share of kids served under IDEA. Eg. Kids identified with specific learning disabilities are 36% of the kids on IEPs.
Let me know if you find other interesting facts in the report.
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