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Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Edwards, Lynn M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Hodgson, Jennifer R. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
All states have alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. For accountability purposes, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allows up to 1% of students to be counted as proficient with this assessment option. In 2011 the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Standards, Academic Achievement, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Thurlow, Martha L.; Albus, Debra A.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Vang, Miong – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
Graduation rates and requirements for earning a regular diploma are topics of increasing interest as states focus on ensuring that their students are college and career ready when they leave school with a diploma. To ensure that states are gauging the rates at which students are graduating in a consistent way, the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation Requirements, College Readiness, Disabilities