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Book 31st Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2009

Download or read book 31st Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2009 written by New Editions Consulting, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 31st Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2009. Section 664(d) of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA") (P.L. 108-446), as reauthorized in 2004, requires that the Department of Education report annually on the progress made toward the provision of a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The report showcases the data collected from states, along with some data from a national longitudinal study that assesses the implementation of "IDEA." The report also includes information from studies, evaluations and databases of the Institute of Education Sciences and U.S. Census Bureau. This report describes our nation's progress in: (1) providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities; (2) ensuring that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected; (3) assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities; and (4) assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. The report focuses on the children and students with disabilities being served under "IDEA," Part C and B, nationally and at the state level. This report contains six major sections that address the five annual report requirements contained in section 664(d) of "IDEA." The sections are: (1) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the national level; (2) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the state level; (3) a summary and analysis of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) findings and determinations regarding the extent to which states are meeting the requirements of "IDEA," Parts B and C; (4) a summary of special education research conducted under Part E of the "Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002"; (5) a summary of national special education studies and evaluations conducted under sections 664(a) and (c) of "IDEA"; and (6) a summary of the extent and progress of the assessment of national activities, which focus on determining the effectiveness of "IDEA" and improving its implementation. New to the "31st Annual Report" are summaries and analyses of "IDEA" section 618 dispute resolution data. The following are appended: (1) Infants, Toddlers, Children and Students Served Under "IDEA," by Age Group and State; (2) "Developmental Delay" Data for Children Ages 3 Through 5 and Students Ages 6 Through 9 Served Under "IDEA," Part B; and (3) Differences in State Reporting of "IDEA," Part B, Disabilities.

Book DisCrit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Subini A. Annamma
  • Publisher : Teachers College Press
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 0807756679
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book DisCrit written by Subini A. Annamma and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking volume, scholars examine the achievement/opportunity gaps from both historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as the overrepresentation of minority students in special education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Chapters also address school reform and the impact on students based on race, class, and dis/ability and the capacity of law and policy to include (and exclude).

Book Juvenile Delinquency

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christopher A. Mallett
  • Publisher : SAGE Publications
  • Release : 2018-07-13
  • ISBN : 1544337752
  • Pages : 393 pages

Download or read book Juvenile Delinquency written by Christopher A. Mallett and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenile Delinquency: Pathways and Prevention explores the pivotal roles that family, trauma, mental health, and schools have on juvenile delinquency, while exploring opportunities for prevention and intervention. Authors Christopher A. Mallett and Miyuki Fukushima Tedor draw from years of experience working with juvenile offenders to shed light on the nature of delinquency and the diverse pathways to juvenile delinquency, while offering evidence-based techniques for preventing and rehabilitating youthful offenders. Clear explanations of the concepts and thought-provoking case studies move students beyond memorization—encouraging them to think critically about juvenile delinquency and make recommendations for better practices and policies.

Book 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2006

Download or read book 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2006 written by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2006 or "28th Annual Report to Congress" follows the 2005 or "27th Annual Report to Congress" in sequence. Volume 1 focuses on the children and students being served under "IDEA" and provides profiles of individual states' special education environments. Volume 2 of the "2006 Annual Report to Congress" contains the state-reported data tables developed from the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP's) Data Analysis System (DANS). This volume, the first one, contains three sections. Section I contains the child-and student-focused material, presented in a question-and-answer format. Section II of the report contains state-level performance data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Section III presents tables of states rank-ordered by their reported data for exiting, dropout, educational environments, early intervention services and early intervention settings. Appendices include: (1) Data Notes for "IDEA", Part C; and (2) Data Notes for "IDEA", Part B. (Contains 37 tables, 40 figures and 16 footnotes.) [For the related reports, see "28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2006. Volume 2" (ED516267); and "2006 Annual Report to Congress on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D" (ED516251).].

Book Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan

Download or read book Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan written by I. Leslie Rubin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 2227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad overview of quality health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It focuses on providing the reader a practical approach to dealing with the health and well-being of people with IDD in general terms as well as in dealing with specific conditions. In addition, it offers the reader a perspective from many different points of view in the health care delivery system as well as in different parts of the world. This is the 3rd , and much expanded edition, of a text that was first published in 1989 (Lea and Fibiger). The second edition was published in 2006 (Paul Brookes) and has been used as a formal required text in training programs for physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners as well as by administrators who are responsible for programs serving people with IDD. This book is considered the “Bible” in the field of health care for people with IDD since 1989 when the first edition came out.

Book Special education past  present  and future

Download or read book Special education past present and future written by Timothy J. Landrum and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers report being unprepared for the difficult behavior they encounter in classrooms, and administrators find themselves under increasing pressure to maintain safe and orderly schools. IDEA regulations have also resulted in ongoing confusion about how schools can and should discipline students with identified disabilities.

Book 32nd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2010

Download or read book 32nd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2010 written by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 32nd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2010. Section 664(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 108-446), as reauthorized in 2004, requires that the Department of Education report annually on the progress made toward the provision of a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The "32nd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 2010" describes the nation's progress in: (1) providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities, (2) ensuring that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected, (3) assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities, and (4) assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. The report focuses on the children and students with disabilities being served under "IDEA," Part C and B, nationally and at the state level. In particular, Part C of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in developing and implementing statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency systems to make early intervention services available to all children from birth through age 2 with disabilities and their families, whereas Part B of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in providing FAPE to children ages 3 through 21 with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services. Throughout this report, infants and toddlers served under "IDEA," Part C, children served under "IDEA," Part B, and students served under "IDEA," Part B, refer to individuals with disabilities who receive services under "IDEA," Part C or Part B. "Special education services," which is referenced throughout this report, is a term that is synonymous with services provided under "IDEA," Part B. Similarly, "early intervention services" is a term used synonymously with services provided under "IDEA," Part C. The following are appended: (1) Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Students Served Under "IDEA," by Age Group and State; (2) "Developmental Delay" Data for Children Ages 3 Through 5 and Students Ages 6 Through 9 Served Under "IDEA," Part B; and (3) Differences in State Reporting of "IDEA," Part B, Disabilities.

Book Arts Integration and Special Education

Download or read book Arts Integration and Special Education written by Alida Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arts Integration and Special Education contributes to research, policy, and practice by providing a theory of action for studying how linguistic, cognitive, and affective student engagement relates to arts integrated learning contexts and how these dimensions of engagement influence content area and literacy learning. Arts Integration and Special Education connects the interdisciplinary framework in human development and linguistics, special education, and urban education with primary action research by special educators trained in arts integration, working in an inclusive urban charter school with middle school age students. Upper elementary to middle-grade level student learning is relatively understudied and this work contributes across fields of special education and urban education, as well as arts education. Moreover, the classrooms in which the action research occurs are comprised of students with a diverse range of abilities and needs. The book’s interdisciplinary model, which draws on developmental and educational psychology, special education, and speech/language pathology research and practice, is the first to posit explanations for how and why AI contexts facilitate learning in students with language and sensory processing disorders, and those at-risk for school failure due to low socioeconomic status conditions.

Book Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Download or read book Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education written by Leslie J. Couse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook synthesizes both contemporary research and best practices in early childhood teacher education, a unique segment of teacher education defined by its focus on child development, the role of the family, and support for all learners. The first volume of its kind, the Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education provides comprehensive coverage on key topics in the field, including the history of early childhood teacher education programs, models for preparing early childhood educators, pedagogical approaches to supporting diverse learners, and contemporary influences on this quickly expanding area of study. Appropriate for early childhood teacher educators as well as both pre- and in-service teachers working with children from birth through 8, this handbook articulates the unique features of early childhood teacher education, highlighting the strengths and limitations of current practice as based in empirical research. It concludes by charting future directions for research with an aim to improve the preparation of early childhood educators.

Book Handbook of Research Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability

Download or read book Handbook of Research Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability written by Karrie A. Shogren and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability provides an integrated, transdisciplinary overview of research-based practices for teaching students with intellectual disability. This comprehensive volume emphasizes education across life stages, from early intervention in schools through the transition to adulthood, and highlights major educational and support needs of children and youth with intellectual disability. The implications of history, recent research, and existing information are positioned to systematically advance new practices and explore promising possibilities in the field. Driven by the collaboration of accomplished, nationally recognized professionals of varied approaches and philosophies, the book emphasizes practices that have been shown to be effective through multiple methodologies, so as to help readers select interventions based on the evidence of their effectiveness.

Book 37th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2015

Download or read book 37th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2015 written by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its enactment, the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975," Public Law (P.L.) 94-142, requires the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (secretary) [and predecessor, the commissioner of education at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare] to transmit to Congress an annual report to inform Congress and the public of the progress being made in implementing the act. The annual reports to Congress reflect a history of persistent commitment and effort to expand educational opportunities for children with disabilities. In December 2004, Congress reauthorized the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA") (P.L. 108-446), which was signed into law in the same month. The provisions of "IDEA" became effective on July 1, 2005, with the exception of some of the elements pertaining to the definition of a "highly qualified teacher" that took effect upon the signing of the act. With reauthorization of "IDEA," the nation reaffirmed its commitment to improving the early intervention and educational results and functional outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youths with disabilities (collectively this group may be referred to in this report as children with disabilities). The "37th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,' 2015" describes our nation's progress in: (1) providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities and early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (2) ensuring that the rights of these children with disabilities and their parents are protected, (3) assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities; and (4) assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. The report focuses on the children and students with disabilities being served under "IDEA," Part C or B, nationally and at the state level. In particular, Part C of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in developing and implementing statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency systems to make early intervention services available to all children from birth through age 2 with disabilities and their families, whereas Part B of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in providing FAPE to children ages 3 through 21 with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services. Throughout this report, infants and toddlers served under "IDEA," Part C, children served under "IDEA," Part B, and students served under "IDEA," Part B, refer to individuals with disabilities who receive services under "IDEA," Part C or Part B. "Special education services," which is referenced throughout this report, is a term that is synonymous with services provided under "IDEA," Part B. Similarly, "early intervention services" is a term used synonymously with services provided under "IDEA," Part C. This "37th Annual Report to Congress, 2015" follows the "36th Annual Report to Congress, 2014" in sequence and format, and it continues to focus on "IDEA" results and accountability. Similar to the "36th Annual Report to Congress, 2014", the "37th Annual Report to Congress, 2015" contains six major sections that address the five annual report requirements contained in section 664(d) of "IDEA." The sections are: (1) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the national level; (2) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the state level; (3) a summary and analysis of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) findings and determinations regarding the extent to which states are meeting the requirements of "IDEA," Parts B and C; (4) a summary of special education research conducted under Part E of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002; (5) a summary of national special education studies and evaluations conducted under sections 664(a) and (c) of "IDEA"; and (6) a summary of the extent and progress of the assessment of national activities, which focus on determining the effectiveness of "IDEA" and improving its implementation. The content of this report differs from that of the "36th Annual Report to Congress, 2014" in the following ways: (1) the most recent data presented in this report represent the reporting periods associated with fall 2013 or school year 2012-13; (2) where data are presented for a 10-year period, the oldest data are associated with fall 2004; (3) this report directs the reader to http://www2.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/index.html for a more complete and detailed description of the manner in which states differed in the reporting of data; and (4) this report includes an exhibit that presents the risk ratios for students ages 6 through 21 served under "IDEA," Part B, within racial/ethnic groups by disability category. Unlike the "36th Annual Report to Congress, 2014," this report does not include an appendix that identifies the states that reported children and students ages 3 through 21 with multiple disabilities in different disability categories in the most recent data collections regarding child count and educational environments, exiting, and discipline. The following are appended: (1) Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Students Served Under "IDEA," by Age Group and State; (2) "Developmental Delay" Data for Children Ages 3 Through 5 and Students Ages 6 Through 9 Served Under "IDEA," Part B; and (3) "IDEA," Part B Maintenance of Effort Reduction and Coordinated Early Intervening Services. [For the "36th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,' 2014," see ED557419.].

Book 30th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2008

Download or read book 30th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2008 written by New Editions Consulting, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 30th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2008. Section 664(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as reauthorized in 2004, requires that the Department of Education report annually on the progress made toward the provision of a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The "30th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 2008" describes our nation's progress: (1) in providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities; (2) in assuring that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected; (3) in assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities; and (4) in assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. The report focuses on the children and students with disabilities being served under "IDEA," Part C or B (P.L. 108-446), nationally and at the state level. The following are appended: (1) Infants, Toddlers, Children and Students Served Under "IDEA," by Age Group and State; (2) "Developmental Delay" Data for Students Ages 6 Through 9 Served Under "IDEA," Part B; and (3) Differences in State Reporting of "IDEA," Part B, Disabilities.

Book JSL Vol 25 N6

    Book Details:
  • Author : JOURNAL OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2015-12-24
  • ISBN : 1475824629
  • Pages : 247 pages

Download or read book JSL Vol 25 N6 written by JOURNAL OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of School Leadership is broadening the conversation about schools and leadership and is currently accepting manuscripts. We welcome manuscripts based on cutting-edge research from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological orientations. The editorial team is particularly interested in working with international authors, authors from traditionally marginalized populations, and in work that is relevant to practitioners around the world. Growing numbers of educators and professors look to the six bimonthly issues to: deal with problems directly related to contemporary school leadership practice teach courses on school leadership and policy use as a quality reference in writing articles about school leadership and improvement.

Book 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2006

Download or read book 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2006 written by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2006" follows the 2005--i.e., the 27th annual report--in sequence. The "28th Annual Report to Congress" has two volumes. Volume 1 presents a picture of how children and students are being served under the law nationwide and provides profiles of individual states' special education environments and early intervention settings. It also includes tables of states rank-ordered by their reported data on exiting, dropouts, educational environments and early intervention services and settings. This volume, the second one of the "2006 Annual Report to Congress" consists of tables that also were compiled from data provided by the states. Such data are required under the law. In fact, the collection and analysis of these data are the primary means by which the Office of Special Education Programs monitors activities under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), thereby helping to ensure the free appropriate public education of all children with disabilities. Data tables in vol. 2 cover a multitude of topics regarding states' implementation of "IDEA", Parts B and C. In the analysis of data presented in vol. 1, there are frequent references to specific tables in vol. 2 as sources. In that sense, vol. 2 can be used as an appendix to vol. 1. However, the tables in vol. 2 provide much more extensive data than are referenced in vol. 1. As such, they may be used by anyone interested in doing further analysis of state activities funded under "IDEA". Appendices include: (1) Data Notes for "IDEA", Part C; (2) Data Notes for "IDEA", Part B; (3) Population Data; (4) Enrollment Data; (5) 2003 Child Count by Disability and Race/Ethnicity; and (6) Budget Data. (Contains 216 tables and 3 footnotes.) [For the related reports, see "28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2006. Volume 1" (ED516262); and "2006 Annual Report to Congress on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D" (ED516251).

Book Professional Responsibility

Download or read book Professional Responsibility written by Douglas E. Mitchell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of this book is the complex and perplexing question of how to design professional preparation programs, organizational management practices, public policy systems and robust professional associations committed to and capable of, maintaining confidence, trust and the other hallmarks of responsible professionalism. To do this, we need to rebuild our understanding of professional responsibility from the ground up. We describe how individuals might be prepared to engage in responsible professional service delivery, examine promising options for the reform of professional service systems and finally, outline a reform strategy for improving practice in education and medicine – two essential public services. The nexus of the reform problem in professionalism is establishing a more robust and effective working relationship between teachers and their students; between health care professionals and their patients and between educators and health professionals. Professionalism means acceptance of professional responsibility for student and patient outcomes — not just acceptance of responsibility for technical expertise, but commitment to the social norms of the profession, including trustworthiness and responsibility for client wellbeing. In the past, it may have been sufficient to assume that adequate knowledge can be shaped into standards of professional practice. Today, it is clear that we must take careful account of the ways in which practicing professionals develop, internalize and sustain professionalism during their training, along with the ways in which this commitment to professionalism may be undermined by the regulatory, fiscal, technological, political and emotional incentive systems that impinge on professional workplaces and professional employment systems.

Book 36th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   2014

Download or read book 36th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2014 written by New Editions Consulting, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 36th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2014. Section 664(d) of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA") (P.L. 108-446), as reauthorized in 2004, requires that the Department of Education report annually on the progress made toward the provision of a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The 36th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2014" describes our nation's progress in: (1) providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities and early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (2) ensuring that the rights of these children with disabilities and their parents are protected; (3) assisting states and localities in providing for the education of all children with disabilities; and (4) assessing the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. The report focuses on the children and students with disabilities being served under "IDEA," Part C or B, nationally and at the state level. In particular, Part C of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in developing and implementing statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency systems to make early intervention services available to all children from birth through age 2 with disabilities and their families, whereas Part B of "IDEA" provides funds to states to assist them in providing FAPE to children ages 3 through 21 with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services. Throughout this report, infants and toddlers served under "IDEA," Part C, children served under "IDEA," Part B, and students served under "IDEA" Part B, refer to individuals with disabilities who receive services under "IDEA," Part C or Part B. "Special education services," which is referenced throughout this report, is a term that is synonymous with services provided under "IDEA," Part B. Similarly, "early intervention services" is a term used synonymously with services provided under "IDEA," Part C. This report contains six major sections that address the five annual report requirements contained in section 664(d) of "IDEA." The sections are: (1) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the national level; (2) a summary and analysis of "IDEA" section 618 data at the state level; (3) a summary and analysis of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) findings and determinations regarding the extent to which states are meeting the requirements of "IDEA," Parts B and C; (4) a summary of special education research conducted under Part E of the "Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002"; (5) a summary of national special education studies and evaluations conducted under sections 664(a) and (c) of "IDEA"; and (6) a summary of the extent and progress of the assessment of national activities, which focus on determining the effectiveness of "IDEA" and improving its implementation. The content of this report differs from that of the "35th Annual Report to Congress, 2013" in the following ways: (1) it presents some data concerning "IDEA," Part B "maintenance of effort (MOE) reduction" and coordinated early intervening services (CEIS); and (2) data for the three freely associated states (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands) are considered along with those for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the four outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands) when the entirety of the United States is being represented. The following are appended: (1) Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Students Served Under "IDEA," by Age Group and State; (2) "Developmental Delay" Data for Children Ages 3 Through 5 and Students Ages 6 Through 9 Served Under "IDEA," Part B; (3) Differences in State Reporting of "IDEA," Part B, Disabilities; and (4) "IDEA" Part B Maintenance of Effort Reduction and Coordinated Early Intervening Services.