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High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

Martha L. Thurlow

Martha L. Thurlow, is associate director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes. Her research interests are in the areas of assessment and decision making, postschool outcomes, and dropout prevention. Address: Martha L. Thurlow, University of Minnesota, 350 Elliott Hall, 75 Eat Rier Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

James E. Ysseldyke

James E. Ysseldyke, is a professor of educational psychology and director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes. His interests are in the areas of assessment and decision making, learning disabilities, effective classroom instruction, and school-choice policies.

Cheryl L. Reid

Cheryl L. Reid, is a school psychologist in the Minneapolis school district.

Although increasing the high school graduation rate is now a national goal, requirements for graduation are not set at the national level. And, although the goal is said to include students in special education programs, what high school graduation means for these students is not clear. We collected documentation from state departments of education to examine high school graduation requirements for students in general, and for students with disabilities. Forty-four states use Carnegie course unit requirements ranging from 10.35 to 24.00 credits. Seventeen states currently have requirements for either a minimum competency test or an exit exam. Local education agencies in several states have the option of establishing more stringent requirements than called for in state guidelines. Exit documents that are awarded to students with disabilities (e.g., standard diplomas, modified diplomas, certificates of attendance) also vary from state to state, with similar requirements sometimes earning different types of exit documents in different states. These inconsistencies in graduation requirements and their implications for students with learning disabilities are discussed.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 30, No. 6, 608-616 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000604
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