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[quote=Anonymous]I have to admit that I have not paid much attention to trends in school metrics.  But the recent news about the continued refusal of congress to fully fund the IDEA (which has been going on for a long time) made me pay attention to some recent school “report cards” I have seen in different states.

I also have a friend whose child has been recently diagnosed with dyslexia and there is an appalling lack of effective services in public schools for a disability that is easily remediated with appropriate instruction and that is quite prevalent (up to 20% of kids may be affected).

I then went down a really sad rabbit hole of articles about the school to prison pipeline for boys of color who are often put in special education for behavior issues that might actually be primarily learning issues.

So why is it that schools seem to report so much more readily on ELL investments/ achievement than special education? Who is keeping track of the kids with special needs who get home schooled because their schools aren’t even trying to meet their needs?

What is the history I am missing?[/quote]

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