Department publishes 2018 Annual Report to Congress on nation’s progress related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
By the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2018) —The U.S. Department of Education published its 2018 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) annual report to Congress this week.
The 40th Annual Report to Congress focuses on children and student with disabilities who received services specific to IDEA Part C for infants and toddlers or IDEA Part B for children and youth.
The report summarizes U.S. progress in:
- providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with disabilities under IDEA, Part B and early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under IDEA, Part C,
- ensuring that the rights of these children with disabilities and their parents are protected,
- assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities, and
- assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities.
Read the 40th Annual Report to Congress preface or download the report.
Last modified on December 20, 2018