AUSTIN, Texas -- The Austin school district is revamping parts of its special education program after a report, commissioned by Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, found that some students appear to be overidentified as having certain special needs, the special education program is undervalued, and students are sometimes ineffectively served.
The report, conducted by the Council of the Great City Schools , addresses an issue that has kept the district from meeting federal school improvement standards for the past two years.
Despite a decrease in the overall percentage of students enrolled in special education, too many students in the district are still taking modified and less rigorous standardized tests meant for special education students.
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