Special education enrollment climbs to nearly 8M

K-12 Dive The number of students with disabilities, ages 3-21, could jump by about 1 million students between 2021 and 2025 if the current rate of increase continues, according to federal data and an analysis by The Advocacy Institute. By comparison, it took about 20 ...

What does NAEP show for special education students?

K-12 Dive Math and reading scores declined or held steady for special education students on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress — for both 4th and 8th graders — when compared to NAEP results from 2022 and 2019. The biggest decline came with 2024’s...