Policy Report: Summary of Findings Related to LEP and SpEd-LEP Students

This study provides findings on the number of ELs, their backgrounds, and the "instructional services they received in grades K-12 in public schools in the United States for SY 2001-02." This study includes a special focus on ELs with disabilities who are identified as being in need of special education services (SpEd-LEP), national estimates on the number of SpEd-LEP students, identified disability categories, nature of instructional services they receive, and "information on policy and practice related to ELs participation in standards and assessments."