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Monday, July 28, 2025

Most States Fail to Meet IDEA Requirements

 In The Politics of Autism, I write about social servicesspecial education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 In The Politics of Autism, I write about social servicesspecial education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

From the US Department of Education:

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued its 2025 determinations for States on their implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Part B and Part C. The IDEA requires the Department to issue an annual determination, based on the State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR), which evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of the IDEA, and describes how the State will improve its implementation. The Part B SPP/APR and Part C SPP/APR include indicators that measure child and family results, and other indicators that measure compliance with the requirements of the IDEA. Since 2015, the Part B SPP/APR and Part C SPP/APR have included a State Systemic Improvement Plan through which each State focuses its efforts on improving a State-selected child or family outcome.  

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Following is a list of each State’s performance in meeting the requirements of IDEA Part B, which serves students with disabilities, ages 3 through 21:  

MEETS REQUIREMENTS  Connecticut  Illinois  Indiana  Kansas  Kentucky  Massachusetts  Maryland  Minnesota  Missouri  North Dakota  Nebraska  New Hampshire  New Jersey  Ohio  Pennsylvania    Republic of the Marshall Islands  Texas  Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming 

NEEDS ASSISTANCE (one year) Alabama Florida Georgia Washington 

NEEDS ASSISTANCE (two or more consecutive years)  Alaska  Arkansas  American Samoa  Arizona  California  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands  Colorado  Delaware  Federated States of Micronesia Guam Hawaii Iowa  Idaho  Louisiana  Maine  Michigan  Mississippi  Montana  North Carolina  New Mexico  New York Nevada Oklahoma Oregon  Republic of Palau  Rhode Island Puerto Rico  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Utah  Virgin Islands  Vermont  West Virginia 

NEEDS INTERVENTION Bureau of Indian Education District of Columbia