Sentences with phrase «u.s. have a learning disability»

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The U.S. Department of Education reports that in 2002 there were about 3.9 million children, or 8 percent of those enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, classified as having mental retardation, emotional disturbances or a specific learning disability.

For over two decades, the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has supported research that considers ways to improve mathematics learning for students with disabilities.

«All students, including those with disabilities, should have the supports and equitable educational opportunities they need to be successful in school,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «It's our duty as parents and educators to ensure that children who show up at school to learn get the maximum out of their educational experience.

Based on this prevalence for the overall U.S. population of women of reproductive age and the number of U.S. births each year, it is estimated that more than 300,000 newborns each year may have increased risk of learning disabilities associated with in utero exposure to methylmercury.