By the Office of Special Education Programs
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released a new OSEP Fast Facts: Children Receiving Services Under IDEA in the Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, which explores our Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Section 618 data.
This Fast Fact takes a closer look at our data on children served in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Highlights from OSEP Fast Facts: Children Receiving Services Under IDEA in the Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States
- There has been more than a 20% decrease in the number of school-aged students with disabilities and a more than a 51% decrease in the number of early childhood students with disabilities in the Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States from School Year (SY) 2015-16 to SY 2022-23.
- The American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, the Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico and the Republic of the Marshall Islands serve more students inside the regular classroom 80% or more of the day, compared to the U.S., Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated States overall.
- The Federated States of Micronesia, [...]