Oregon tracks students with disabilities after high school
April 2nd, 2009Finds more than 25 percent aren’t working or studying
From the [Portland] Oregonian:
A state survey of special education students in Oregon has found that more than more than one in four did not hold a paying job or enroll in college or job training during their first year out of high school.
Results varied across communities, ranging from a low of 44 percent to a high of 84 percent of students either securing paying jobs or enrolling in college or job training.
The report marks the first time that Oregon has tried to determine what happens to special education students after high school. The state had set a goal of getting 74 percent of recent special education students employed or enrolled in schooling.
See also: Special education reports successes — [Salem] Statesman-Journal

