Who Exits Special Education Back to General Education? Exploring Predictors of Declassification

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs collects information from all states on the education of students with disabilities, including the number of students that exit special education and transfer back to general education. Yet, little is known about students that a...

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Published in:Education & treatment of children 2023-12, Vol.46 (4), p.303-317
Main Authors: Gage, Nicholas A., Mattison, Richard E., Katsiyannis, Antonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Data centers
Data centres
Developmental Psychology
Disability
Educational Environment
Gender
Growth models
Individualized education programs
Individualized Instruction
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1990-US
Longitudinal studies
Original Article
Preschool Children
Preschool education
Psychology
Public schools
Socioeconomic factors
Special education
State laws
Students
Students with Disabilities
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Summary:The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs collects information from all states on the education of students with disabilities, including the number of students that exit special education and transfer back to general education. Yet, little is known about students that are declassified. In this study, we used data from the North Carolina Education Research Data Center (NCERDC) to explore predictors of exiting special education back to general education based on data from 388,017 students with disabilities across 11 consecutive school years. Using linear probability models, we found that students with emotional disturbance (ED) were more likely than those without ED to be declassified. Follow-up moderator analyses also found that Black students with ED were more likely to be declassified. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924
DOI:10.1007/s43494-023-00107-8