More Participation in Inclusion

Martha Thurlow wrote “NCLB and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Accountability and Assessment Systems” This article is about how the past few years the participation and success rate of students with special needs on the assessment tests has gone up greatly. In Massachusetts from 2000 to 2003 the rates on the reading part of the tests has gone up 26%. Also, because a student has a disability it does not mean they cant learn and be successful in every aspect of their life. Since teachers and parents have low expectations, pushing their child or student could seem pointless. Thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act school districts are paying more attention to all the students and their scores on the achievement tests. The addition of the subgroup for students with disabilities on the act has been one of the best things for the special education world.