Falling Short on IDEA Part B

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

 Kara Arundel at K-12 Dive:

• More than half of U.S. states and territories did not meet annual targets for implementing federal special education services for students with disabilities ages 3-21, according to a summary of the state determinations issued June 18 by the U.S. Department of Education.
• The latest annual state determinations for implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act also found that only 22 states meet the law’s implementation requirements and improvement efforts for early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays.
• As schools experience both an uptick in the number of students with disabilities qualifying for special education services and a special educator shortage, the IDEA state and district accountability system play an important role in ensuring schools are meeting students’ needs.

From the departmental summary:

MEETS REQUIREMENTS Alabama Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Missouri Republic of Marshall Islands Florida Nebraska South Dakota Illinois New Hampshire Texas Indiana New Jersey Virginia Kansas Ohio Wisconsin Kentucky Pennsylvania Wyoming 

NEEDS ASSISTANCE (one year) Maryland Minnesota North Dakota 

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

NEEDS INTERVENTION Bureau of Indian Education New Mexico New York District of Columbia Vermont Maine