Private schools missing out on NCLB services

 A majority of the nation’s private schools do not use federally funded services they are entitled to receive under the No Child Left Behind Act or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a study released this week shows. Just 44% of private schools have a student, teacher, or parent participating in programs financed under the No Child Left Behind law, even though 12 major federal programs covered by that law require public school districts to offer services to private schools, according to the report. Similarly, only 43% of private schools had any students receiving services under the IDEA, according to the study, issued September 11 by the U.S. Department of Education. Read about the study at edweek.org.