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Supporting Student Success: A Key Role for Special Education Data

Education data play many important roles, but none more significant than the role special education...

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OSEP Posts New Fast Facts Online

OSEP released two new OSEP Fast Facts that take a closer look at its IDEA 618 data on race and...

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Thirtieth Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

July 26, 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA...

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U.S. Department of Education Posts Proposed Part B SPP/APR Information Collection for Public Comment

On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education posted its proposed revisions to the IDEA Part B...

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New OSEP COVID-19 Questions and Answers Documents

OSEP released Questions and Answers (Q&A) documents in response to inquiries concerning...

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The Interactive Institutes 2020 Page

The Interactive Institutes 2020 – Building and Sustaining a Culture of High-Quality Data page provides you with access to the presentation slides and related resources from IDC’s in-person Interactive Institute in Ft. Worth, TX from March 3–4, 2020. The page also provides access to materials from several select sessions from the Texas Interactive Institute that IDC reformatted and presented virtually from June 23–25, 2020.

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Equity Requirements in IDEA

The Equity Requirements in IDEA details key areas such as methodology, data sources, and reporting considerations for each of the three equity requirements.

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Data Sources for Calculating Significant Disproportionality

The Data Sources for Calculating Significant Disproportionality provides a summary of the data states need to calculate significant disproportionality in the areas of identification, placement, and discipline. 

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Significant Disproportionality Protocol

The Significant Disproportionality Protocol allows states to document all of their processes related to significant disproportionality to establish consistent and reliable practices and provide information to a variety of state staff (e.g., data staff, program staff, fiscal staff) who may be part of the process.

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The Interactive Public Reporting Engine

The Interactive Public Reporting Engine provides an interactive way for states to meet federally mandated IDEA data public reporting requirements.

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Access Public IDEA Data

U.S. Department of Education website offers current and historical data and products.

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Interactive Public Reporting Engine

This tool provides an interactive way for states to meet federally mandated IDEA data public reporting requirements.

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