Report finds pandemic-driven special education drop
The pandemic led to a drop in the number of young children who were receiving special education services, both in Missouri and across the country.
A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research examined equity in early intervention and early childhood special education. Researchers found a nationwide drop in those services between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020. That was also true in Missouri.
The researchers also found racial disparities in those who were most affected — the drop in early intervention was largest for Asian children, and the drop in early childhood special…