NCSET Issue Brief: Students with Disabilities who Drop Out of School: Implications for Policy and Practice

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Part of the NCSET Issue Brief series.
Author(s)
Martha L Thurlow, Mary F Sinclair, David R Johnson PhD
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A brief that uses research-based information defining the problem of an unacceptably high dropout rate for students with disabilities and articulates proven intervention strategies. The brief addresses new school accountability policies and stiffer promotion and graduation requirements.

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Date
July 2002 
Type
Brief 
Edition
Volume 1, Number 2
Publisher
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)

Topics

  • Education practices (K12 and transition)
    • Dropout prevention and student engagement
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Accountability
    • Diplomas and Graduation Requirements
  • Specific life stage
    • Adolescents and young adults