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Self-Study Guide for the Development of Statewide Assessments that Include Students with DisabilitiesFormats: OnlineThis year 1996 self-study guide is designed to help state education agency (SEA) staff evaluate and revise their assessment policies and procedures in a way that promotes the participation of all students in some form of their state assessment programs. More specifically, it is intended for staff responsible for the state assessment system and staff responsible for the education of students with disabilities. It also could be used by test development contractors and stakeholders who are serving on state task forces to develop state assessment systems. And, this guide should be helpful to local education agency staff who wish to revise their own assessments to include all students.
Published: 1996- NCEO Data Analytics: Number and Percentage of Students with Disabilities by Disability Category from 2005-06 to 2020-21 (#17)Formats: Online
This interactive report presents information on the percentage of students with disabilities ages 6-17, and the percentage of these students by category for school years 2005-06 to 2020-21. Students with disabilities are students who receive special education services as indicated in an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The U.S. Department of Education receives data from states on the number of these students in each of 13 disability categories, and the number and percentage of students with disabilities varies over time, by category, and by state. The data in this report allow users to view trends over time, disability categories, and provides data by state.
Published: April 2023 - Accommodations Toolkit: Tactile Graphics: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2020Formats: Online
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for tactile graphics is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 8/31/2021 - ELs with DisabilitiesFormats: Online
This page provides an overview on the student population of English learners with disabilities.
Published: 2021-02-01 - Graduation RequirementsFormats: Online
This page provides an overview on graduation requirements.
Published: 2021-02-01 - Graduation Requirements for Students with DisabilitiesFormats: Online
This page has links to state policies on graduation requirements and diplomas that address students with disabilities.
Published: 2021-02-01 - Meeting Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Requirements: Alternate Assessments and Inclusion of All StudentsFormats: Online
This presentation addressed how to meet Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements on alternate assessments and inclusion of all students. It was presented to the U.S Departments of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).
Published: 2020-07-15 
NCEO Reports: Guidance Manuals for Educators of English Learners with Disabilities: Ideas and Lessons from the Field (#410)This report describes ideas and lessons learned from leaders who developed state education agency guidance manuals for identifying, assessing and referring English learners (ELs) to special education. To ensure that students are receiving optimal instruction, appropriate interventions, and assessments, state, district, and school leaders need to develop or improve the systematic processes educators and administrators work through. Providing manuals with consistent and practical guidance (and appropriate professional learning on their use) is a means to do so. This report presents findings from telephone interviews conducted with the authors of six state manuals, probing the impetus for getting started; the manual development process; dissemination and professional learning; and lessons learned during manual development. The report concludes with implications for state and local leaders.
Published: April 2019
NCEO Data Analytics: Percent of Students with Disabilities by Disability Categories for 2005-06 to 2016-17 (#8)Formats: OnlineThis interactive report presents data on the number and percent of students receiving special education services by trends over time, category, and by state. The U.S. Department of Education receives data from states on the number of students with disabilities who receive special education services as indicated in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in each of 13 disability categories. This report presents information on the percent of students with disabilities ages 6-17, and the percent of these students by category for school years 2005-06 to 2016-17, for the 50 regular states.
Published: February 2019
TIES Center Reports: How States Interpret the LRE Clause of IDEA: A Policy Analysis (#101)The purpose of this report is to analyze how states interpret special education regulations associated with the Individuals with Disabilities (IDEA) regulations, specifically around least restrictive environment (LRE), the continuum of alternative placements, and placement for students with disabilities. Findings indicate that there was variation in how states organized the regulations. The interaction between policy and practice presents an on-going need for reevaluation of intent and praxis that has the potential to spotlight issues that may need to be addressed improve education and outcomes for students with disabilities.
Published: November 2018
Informe sobre el desarrollo de un lenguaje común de la accesibilidad para los estados y proveedores de evaluacionesSpanish translation of the report, "White Paper on Common Accessibility Language for States and Assessment Vendors." This White Paper by DIAMOND project staff addresses the issue that different test platforms use different terminology for the accessibility features and accommodations that they offer to students, which can make it difficult for students, parents, and educators to understand the available options and select the appropriate supports. Content is in Spanish.
Published: February 2017
NCEO Technical Reports: Test Administrators' Perspectives on the Use of the Read Aloud Accommodation in Math on State Tests for Accountability (#66)A report describing a study conducted by NCEO, in collaboration with the South Dakota Department of Education, that used focus group methodology to look closer at what happens in the room on test day when the read-aloud accommodation is used on mathematics assessments. Focus groups were conducted with educators who had administered the read-aloud accommodation for the South Dakota state mathematics assessment. Focus group discussions revealed a variety of issues on the read-aloud accommodation. Results from this study may inform local and state level policies on read-aloud administration.
Published: October 2012- IVARED WebsiteFormats: Online
A website presenting the Improving the Validity of Assessment Results for English Language Learners with Disabilities (IVARED) project, which aims to answer three questions:
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Who are English language learners with disabilities?
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How do they learn best?
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How can teachers most effectively support their learning?
Published: 2012 -
- Forum on Alternate Assessment and "Gray Area" AssessmentFormats: Online
This year 1999 report presents the proceedings of a pre-conference session at the National Conference on Large-Scale Assessment that took place June 1999, where consensus emerged that it is not the students byt the assessments for which gray areas currently exist.
Published: July 1999 - NCEO Data Analytics: Number and Percentage of English Learners with Disabilities by Disability Category, 2012-13 to 2020-21 (#18)Formats: Online
This interactive report presents information on the percentage of students with disabilities ages 6-21 who are also English learners (i.e., English learners with disabilities), and the proportion of these students by category for school years 2012-13 and 2020-21. English learners with disabilities are students who receive special education services as indicated in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and who are also developing English proficiency. The U.S. Department of education receives data from states on the number of these students in each of 13 disability categories, and the number and percentage of English learners with disabilities varies over time, by category, and by state. The data in this report allow users to view one or more disability categories for comparison, and provides data by state.
Published: March 2023 - NCEO Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2019 (#433)
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations. Previous reports by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) have covered research published since 1999. In this report, we summarize the research published in 2019. During 2019, 11 research studies were published on the topic of testing accommodations in the U.S. elementary and secondary education system.
Published: May 2022 - Accommodations Toolkit: Human Read-Aloud: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021Formats: Online
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for human read-aloud is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 4/5/2022 - Accommodations Toolkit: Human Read-Aloud: ResearchFormats: Online
This fact sheet on human read-aloud is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of human read-aloud as an accessibility feature or accommodation.
Published: 4/5/2022 - Accommodations Toolkit: Speech-to-Text: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021Formats: Online
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for speech-to-text is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022 - Accommodations Toolkit: Speech-to-Text: ResearchFormats: Online
This fact sheet on speech-to-text is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of speech-to-text as an accessibility feature or accommodation.
Published: 2/10/2022