Examining National Trends in Educational Placements for Students With Significant Disabilities

Mary E. Morningstar; Jennifer A. Kurth; Paul E. Johnson

doi:10.1177/0741932516678327

Examining National Trends in Educational Placements for Students With Significant Disabilities

Mary E. Morningstar, Jennifer A. Kurth, Paul E. Johnson

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Using the least restrictive environments (LRE) data from annual Reports to Congress, this study examined national trends in placement between 2000 and 2014 for school-aged students considered to have significant disabilities from among the categories of autism (ASD), intellectual disability (ID), multiple disabilities (MD), and deaf-blindness (DB). Educational placement trends were calculated using a log ratio index, and students with significant disabilities were compared with groups of students from the other disability groups. Results confirmed that access to general education settings is lacking for this group of students. Implications for policies and practices as well as suggested future research are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-12
Number of pages	10
Journal	Remedial and Special Education
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0741932516678327
State	Published - Jan 2017

Keywords

IDEA
access to the general curriculum
exceptionalities
least restrictive environment
legal/policy issues
low-incidence disabilities
planning
program

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Education
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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