Which act did the 2015 IDEA revision align with?

Which act did the 2015 IDEA revision align with?

• A. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
• B. No Child Left Behind Act.
• C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• D. Americans with Disabilities Act.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that the 2015 revision of IDEA was designed to fit into the new national accountability framework established by the Every Student Succeeds Act. ESSA replaced No Child Left Behind and gave states more flexibility in setting standards and monitoring progress, while still ensuring accountability for all students. Aligning IDEA with ESSA keeps students with disabilities under the same performance expectations and state assessment systems as their general-education peers, with appropriate accommodations and supports, and ties IEP goals to those same outcomes. The other options either refer to older legislation, a civil-rights law, or the disability law itself rather than the broader accountability framework that ESSA introduced.

The main idea here is that the 2015 revision of IDEA was designed to fit into the new national accountability framework established by the Every Student Succeeds Act. ESSA replaced No Child Left Behind and gave states more flexibility in setting standards and monitoring progress, while still ensuring accountability for all students. Aligning IDEA with ESSA keeps students with disabilities under the same performance expectations and state assessment systems as their general-education peers, with appropriate accommodations and supports, and ties IEP goals to those same outcomes. The other options either refer to older legislation, a civil-rights law, or the disability law itself rather than the broader accountability framework that ESSA introduced.