Subject: New Spotlight on Students with Disabilities in New York City Schools

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New Spotlight: Exploring the Diverse Landscape of Special Education in NYC

In New York City, more than 200,000 public school students are eligible for special education, as indicated by having an Individualized Education Program (IEP). In our new Spotlight post, we begin to explore the nuances of NYC’s special education landscape, including the percentage of students with IEPs in different parts of City and the prevalence of specific disability classifications. We find that:
  • IEP rates vary greatly by census tract. In some tracts, well over 25 percent of students are eligible for special education services.
  • IEPs encompass a wide variety of specific disabilities.
  • The likelihood of having an IEP—and the specific types of disabilities that students are classified with—vary substantially based on students’ race/ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status.
Figure 1: The percent of students with IEPs varies greatly across New York City.
This Spotlight post is the first in a series of new Research Alliance analyses focused on students with disabilities in New York City. Next week’s post will look at the extent to which students with disabilities are being included in general education settings. A longer report on NYC’s special education landscape will be released in early 2019.
The Research Alliance for New York City Schools is a nonpartisan research center housed at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The Research Alliance conducts rigorous studies on topics that matter to the city’s public schools. The organization strives to advance equity and excellence in education by providing evidence about policies and practices that promote students' development and academic success.

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