Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues

Apling, Richard N. ; Jones, Nancy L. ; Smole, David P

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Educational vouchers;    Education of disabled students;    Federal aid to education;    Disabled;   

RP-ID  :  RL31489
RP-ID  :  RL31489_2002July03

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress is considering reauthorization of the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (IDEA) program (the main federal program providing specialeducation and related services to children with disabilities). Among the optionsbeing discussed is increasing parental choice under IDEA. This report providesbackground on current federal choice programs and on the Florida McKayScholarship program, which provides scholarships for children with disabilitiesenrolled in the state’s public schools to attend other public schools or to attendparticipating private schools. The report concludes with a discussion of possibleissues that a federal special education voucher program might raise.