Most Oregon school districts flunk special ed goals
April 5th, 2008State reports find high dropout rates, low graduation rates
From the [Portland] Oregonian:
Too many Oregon students who need special education services don’t get the quality education that the state expects, and more than 1,400 of them dropped out last year, new state reports show.
In five Portland-metro districts, more special education students dropped out than earned a regular diploma, according to special education report cards issued by the Oregon Department of Education.
… A panel of educators, parents and others helped Oregon set official targets that at least 58 percent of special education students should earn regular diplomas, no more than 6 percent should drop out a year, and no more than 11 percent should spend 60 percent of their day in special-ed-only settings.
Most school districts flunked those goals.
Figures on graduation and dropout rates among general education students were not provided.
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