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The Hechinger Report

Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: Willing, able and forgotten

Up to 90 percent of students with disabilities are capable of graduating high school fully prepared to tackle college or a career if they receive proper support along the way. Only 65 percent graduate on time. Those who do cross the finish line often aren’t ready for the next step.

The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader December 16, 2017March 30, 2020

Lord acknowledged that he struggled himself to get answers out of Kate about what she wanted for her future; he said he needed the help of professionals to crack the puzzle. This story also appeared in HuffPost Kate had loved being in the ensemble in musicals such as “Grease” and “West Side Story” at school. […]

For students with disabilities, quality of education can depend on zip code

by Rebecca Klein December 9, 2017March 30, 2020

These students are finishing high school, but their degrees don’t help them go to college

by Rebecca Klein December 2, 2017March 30, 2020

Special education’s hidden racial gap

by Emmanuel Felton November 25, 2017March 30, 2020

How one district solved its special education dropout problem

by Sarah Butrymowicz November 18, 2017March 30, 2020

STUDENT VOICE: How one college student found success by “leaning in” to dyslexia

by Marren Blakely November 14, 2017March 30, 2020

Low academic expectations and poor support for special education students are ‘hurting their future’

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader November 11, 2017March 30, 2020

The vast majority of students with disabilities don’t get a college degree

by Jackie Mader and Sarah Butrymowicz November 11, 2017March 30, 2020

Almost all students with disabilities are capable of graduating on time. Here’s why they’re not.

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader November 4, 2017March 30, 2020
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