{"id":15,"date":"2016-02-02T23:47:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T23:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/tpi\/2016\/02\/02\/rising-graduation-rates-arent-full-story-students-with-disabilities\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:20:07","slug":"rising-graduation-rates-arent-full-story-students-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/2016\/02\/02\/rising-graduation-rates-arent-full-story-students-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising graduation rates aren&#039;t full story for students with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to research by the US Department of Education, graduation rates for high school students with disabilities has trended positively over the last three years. Since the 2010-2011 school year, graduation rates have increased 4.1 percent. The hard work of educators&#xA0;has also resulted in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2015\/12\/17\/graduation-rate-trending-up\/21698\/\">record high graduation rates<\/a><br \/>\n across the country. This is very exciting for all of us in the field.&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic about graduation rates for students with disabilities.\" width=\"580\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates.jpg 1699w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/01\/GraduationRates-1536x1340.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Infographic by Angie Nguyen, Social Media Assistant for TPI&#xA0;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#xD;<br \/>\nWhile&#xA0;an overall increase in graduation rates for students with disabilities is reason to celebrate, further examination illuminates that students with disabilities may not be getting the intervention they need to reach their potential in the classroom. Based on the 2012-2013 graduation data from across the nation, the graduation rates for students with disabilities is&#xA0;20 points below the national average. Considering that about 13% of all students in public schools receive education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this is a large subset of the student population who&#xA0;may need additional&#xA0;support.&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/CloserLookonGradRates.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/CloserLookonGradRates.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic on graduation rates for students with disabilities.\" width=\"580\" height=\"735\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Infographic by Angie Nguyen, Social Media Assistant for TPI&#xA0;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#xD;<br \/>\nEven though the overall rise in graduation rates is promising, we need to continue our efforts in developing creative interventions and supporting&#xA0;our&#xA0;students, so that they complete high school and leave with a solid plan for creating&#xA0;a fulfilling and meaningful adult life. Stay tuned for our report on helping youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders transition into the workplace.&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/Headshot.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Man smiling.\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/Headshot.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/tpi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2016\/02\/Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\nWritten by Evan DeVries, Social Media Assistant for Thompson Policy Institute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to research by the US Department of Education, graduation rates for high school students with disabilities has trended positively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":16,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"custom_author_name":"","chapman_pin_hero_slider":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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