How are kids with disabilities doing post-COVID? Shamefully, we still don’t know.
autside.substack.com
The top line finding of a new report is — disturbingly — that educators and administrators still know little about how such students are faring. Less than a third of most rigorous academic studies in the past year disaggregate outcomes for students with disabilities. Most of those few studies are limited to a specific state or locale, which means findings are hard to generalize. Nearly all the studies focus on grades 3 to 8, where state test scores are most readily available.
How are kids with disabilities doing post-COVID? Shamefully, we still don’t know.
How are kids with disabilities doing post-COVID? Shamefully, we still don’t know.
How are kids with disabilities doing post-COVID? Shamefully, we still don’t know.
The top line finding of a new report is — disturbingly — that educators and administrators still know little about how such students are faring. Less than a third of most rigorous academic studies in the past year disaggregate outcomes for students with disabilities. Most of those few studies are limited to a specific state or locale, which means findings are hard to generalize. Nearly all the studies focus on grades 3 to 8, where state test scores are most readily available.