Children of migrant workers are the most disadvantaged students when it comes to receiving an education in this country. Having a disability and needing special education services makes it more difficult for a student to succeed. These children must meet strict federal guidelines in order to qualify for migrant education but even then they have larger issues to deal with like parents with little education, cultural and language barriers, many school changes, poverty, poor health, and working the fields to make money. The increase in accountability and use of standards makes it harder for an educator to make decisions that could somewhat by beneficial for these students. Another issue present is legal residency which makes it harder to
