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A 'Major Shift' In Oversight Of Special Education : NPR Ed : NPR - 1 views

  • 6.5 million students with disabilities in U.S. schools today are not receiving a quality education
  • Two-thirds of students with disabilities are performing well below grade level in reading and math
  • . By the eighth grade, that figure rises to 90 percent.
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  • kids aren't just being served but are actually making academic progress.
  • We know that when
  • students with disabilities are held to high expectations and have access to a robust curriculum, they excel
  • most lag behind because they're not expected to succeed if they're given more demanding schoolwork and because they're seldom tested
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  • States that fall short could lose federal funding earmarked for special education, which totals about $11.5 billion a year.
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