The State of the States: National Trends in State Education Agency Guidance on Special Education

How do states communicate to local practitioners about the education of students with disabilities? This state policy scan outlines findings from a national scan of 57 state education agency websites around key topics related to special education. The scan focuses on high priority topics related to special education including:

• the Endrew F. decision,
• specially designed instruction,
• individualized education program (IEP) development, and
• IEP implementation efforts.

This website scan provided a clear picture of what is, and is not, currently communicated by state education agency websites around these key topics and also identified example resources provided by states on these topics.