Virginia's public schools are failing to meet the needs of students with disabilities and the requirements of federal special education mandates, according to a recent report by the Joint Legislative Audit Review Committee, the General Assembly's watchdog agency. Among the report's findings were that there is a 30-point gap in the graduation rate between students with and without disabilities; that schools are not adequately preparing special education students for life after graduation; that enrollment in special education is higher among minority students; that half of individualized education programsâor IEPsâlack academic or functional goals; and that schools rely on under-qualified teachers to fill special education teaching positions.