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Cohorts were linked to special education files for the 1992\u20132012 school years to identify special education services. Children with noncardiac defects or genetic syndromes were excluded; children with CHDs were classified by presence or absence of critical CHDs (ie, CHDs requiring intervention by age one year). We evaluated the prevalence of receipt of special education services and prevalence rate ratios using children without birth defects as a reference.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with children without birth defects, children with CHDs were 50% more likely to receive special education services overall (adjusted prevalence rate ratio [aPRR] = 1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.4\u20131.7). Specifically, they had higher prevalence of several special education categories including: intellectual disability (aPRR = 3.8; 95% CI: 2.8\u20135.1), sensory impairment (aPRR = 3.0; 95% CI: 1.8\u20135.0), other health impairment (aPRR = 2.8; 95% CI: 2.2\u20133.5), significant developmental delay (aPRR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3\u20132.8), and specific learning disability (aPRR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1\u20131.7). For most special education services, the excess prevalence did not vary by presence of critical CHDs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Children with CHDs received special education services more often than children without birth defects. 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