3 dez 2004 ano - Congress amended IDEA by calling for early intervention for students, greater accountability and improved educational outcomes, and raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes.

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In those amendments, Congress declared that “the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective by . . . strengthening the role and responsibilities of parents and ensuring that families (of children with disabilities) have meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children at school and home” 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 (c)(5)(B) (Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2015, p. 131).