Students with disabilities made up 17% of public school enrollment in 2020-21, according to the latest data snapshot from the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The snapshot shows deep education inequities for those students.
The 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection includes the ability to examine the information by individual state.
Some common medical conditions can be considered disabilities under the law. The Education Department released four new resources Tuesday to help families and schools better understand the rights of students with disabilities:
