Inclusion Alone Not Enough to Boost Special Education Results, Expert Says
July 27, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week
The number of students with disabilities who spend most of their school day in regular classrooms has risen over the decades, and represented about 63 percent of school-age children and youth in the 2016-17 school year.
But the academic outcomes for students with disabilities remains poor. And that’s because there’s been pressure on placing students in general education classrooms, when the focus needs to be on effective educational practices, whether they’re in inclusive settings or not, says Allison Gilmour, an assistant professor of special education at Temple University.