In response to the article, Denied: How Texas Keeps Tens of Thousands of Children out of Special Education (Houston Chronicle, Sept. 11, 2016), the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is expressing concerns about the harmful implications of placing a cap of 8.5 percent on the number of students identified as needing special education in Texas. LDA’s concern includes the delay or denial of referral and evaluation for students suspected of having disabilities and requiring special education.

Read the LDA Press Release and other Documents Here.