If NCLB focuses on school performance while IDEA focuses on individual students, how can a students individual rights not be compromised under NCLB?
The requirements of NCLB do not infringe on the rights of students with disabilities under IDEA. IDEA requires that schools provide special education and related services to meet the individual needs of each student with a disability. To provide these services, a team of educators and parents develop a plan (referred to as an Individualized Education Program, or IEP) for each student with a disability that maps out what achievement is expected and what services are needed to help the student meet these expectations. With the appropriate supports and services, students with disabilities can and should be held to high standards. NCLB is designed to ensure that schools are held accountable for educational results so that each and every student can achieve to high standards. Setting the bar high helps all students, including students with disabilities, reach those standards. The expectation of NCLB is that students with disabilities can achieve to high standards as other students, given th
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