ACCELIBEAT WEEKLY ROUND UP 6/6-6/10: National Data Shows Kids With Disabilities Face Deep Disparities

June 10, 2016

As millions of students across the nation prepare to graduate from high school, one district grapples with whether banning students from graduation is ever an acceptable form of punishment. And while graduation rates have reached their highest point to date, the achievement gap and other issues of disproportionality persist for kids with disabilities. Speaking of graduation, Kentucky begins to seriously rethink whether college is the only postsecondary path worth preparing its students for. All of this and more end-of-the-year education news in this week’s AcceliBEAT!

National Data Shows Kids With Disabilities Face Deep Disparities
Students with disabilities are more frequently absent from school and continue to be disciplined at far higher rates than their typically-developing peers, federal officials say.

State says flaws in exam for students with disabilities came from attempt to reduce test “burden”
It’s not yet clear how Indiana plans to resolve problems with its test for students with severe disabilities, but state education officials say they’ve learned a lesson.

Are There Too Few Minority Students in Special Education?
It’s not often that special education research gets attention from more than teachers and other academics.

3 Ways Educators Can Close The Achievement Gap For Students With Disabilities
Despite record high graduation rates, a new report reveals more than once cause for concern.

Learning Behind Bars
Why doesn’t education in juvenile detention facilities get any attention or support?

Teachers Still Struggling to Use Tech to Transform Instruction, Survey Finds
Many teachers see themselves as risk takers or early adopters in using tech, a new Education Week Research Center survey shows.

When should high school students be banned from graduation as punishment?
When seniors at Walt Whitman High School cross the stage during graduation ceremonies Wednesday, at least one student will be missing. Principal Alan Goodwin has taken a tough stance on underage drinking, and one teenager who broke the rules will be sitting out.

A state embraces the idea that not everyone needs to go to college
In Kentucky, schools win points for getting kids ready for careers.

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