Inclusion, Career and Technical Education Help Students With Disabilities
June 12, 2017
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week
Students with disabilities who spend at least 80 percent of their school day in general education courses have higher rates of on-time graduation, college attendance, and employment than students with disabilities who are similar in other ways, but who spend less time in general education, according to a new study.
The same study found that students with disabilities are also more likely to graduate on time and find jobs if they took four or more credits of career and technical courses in high school, compared to similar peers who took fewer such courses.
The findings support a policy push for greater…