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Alternate Assessments for Special Education Students in the Southwest Region States

Region:

Southwest

Description:

In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education issued regulations allowing states to develop alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This study reviews and summarizes alternate assessment policies and practices and their implementation and impact for the most significantly cognitively disabled students, across the five states in the Southwest Region.

Publication Type:

Issues & Answers

Online Availability:

• View, download, and print the report summary as a PDF file (440 KB)
• View, download, and print the full report as a PDF file (1.02 MB)

Publication Date:

February 2008

Contact:

• Newkirk, Kristin
  210-558-4112
  knewkirk@edvanceresearch.com