English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education
“A major investigation by The Houston Chronicle recently revealed that districts in Texas were pressured by the state to provide fewer students with special education services, which can be expensive. Back in 2004, the Texas Education Agency told districts to restrict special ed enrollment to 8.5 percent of all students. At the time, Texas’s average was close to the national rate of 13 percent. After that, the state’s rate plummeted to the lowest in the country.”