Jennifer Medeiros

Data Snapshot 2: Preschoolers Receiving Special Education: California and National Data (School Years 2011–12 to 2019–20)

This brief summarizes key findings on where children ages 3 through 5 years with disabilities in California received their received special education services. The data are from the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) from school years 2011–12 to 2019–20.


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