State sees drop in students enrolled in special education.(Local)

From: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: February 26, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: AMY COUTE

By Amy Coute

The Virginian-Pilot

Fewer students are receiving special education services in Virginia than have in a decade.

After years of continuous growth, which outpaced the growth in total student enrollment, special education rosters lost more than 4,000 students in one year. Numbers are down to about 168,000 . Less than 14 percent of the state's student population, is expected to fall in the special education category this year, compared with 14.5 in 2004.

Official numbers, broken down by city and disability, should be complete by ...

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