IDEA 2004 - IDEA 1997 Vs. IDEA 2004

IDEA 1997 Vs. IDEA 2004

Since IDEA began as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)of 1975, it has undergone several changes over the course of time. It was initially created to assure that all children were receiving a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). While updates are made every five years of so, the latest changes were reauthorized in 2004. In 2006, additional changes were made to IDEA as final regulations were released, which required schools to use research based interventions in the process of assisting students with learning difficulties or determining eligibility for special education. Many schools have begun to implement Response to Intervention (RTI) as a method of meeting new requirements set by IDEA 2004.