NCEO Synthesis Reports: Graduation Policies for Students with Disabilities who Participate in States' General Assessments (#98)
Part of the NCEO Synthesis Reports series.
- Author(s)
- Martha L Thurlow, Deb Albus, Sheryl Lazarus
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A report detailing the results of states' 2014-15 requirements for students with disabilities who participate in the general assessment to earn a regular diploma, and comparing the requirements held for them to the requirements held for their peers. This NCEO investigation relates to the recent nationwide push for all students, including those with disabilities, to leave school ready for college and career has heightened the importance of understanding what states are requiring of students with disabilities to earn a regular diploma. Researchers examined both the course requirements and, in those states that had them, the exit assessment requirements.
Details
- Date
- July 2015
- Type
- Report
- Edition
- Number 98
- Publisher
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Topics
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Diplomas and Graduation Requirements
- Standards and Accountability
- Students with Disabilities
- Specific life stage
- Adolescents and young adults