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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 105-17) was reauthorized in 1997, and one of the major additions to IDEA is the requirement that states report regularly on the performance and progress of all students, including students with disabilities. Most states now issue reports on student performance, and these accountability reports differ considerably in content and format. This study was conducted to identify stakeholder's views of desirable characteristics of reports, and to investigate the extent to which the characteristics were evidenced in a diverse sample of seven states' accountability reports. This study also provides guidelines for desirable characteristics in reporting that state department personnel can use to improve their accountability reports.
Available online at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo/onlinepubs/technicalreport022.pdf