On September 6, 2025, the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force (CCD) provided comments regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) proposed information collection for the mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for school years 2025-26 and 2027-28. Comment items included:
-Reconsider and include data disaggregation on nonbinary students. CCD strongly supports the definition of nonbinary students as well as the need to capture data that will provide a greater understanding of the experiences of nonbinary students who may experience disability at higher rates than their cisgender peers.
– Proceed to Include all Proposed Revised and New Questions. CCD supports the addition of revised and new questions that will help inform and improve transparency in school data with regard to: Instruction Type; Non-LEA Facilities; Informal Removal; and Threat Assessments.
Click here to see more details regarding CCD’s comments by accessing the letter.
NOTE: The CCD Education Task Force is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to monitor federal legislation and regulations that address the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities and their families, including regulatory efforts under federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).