CPS students with an IEP related to a learning disability graduated at a rate approaching the district average, while students with an IEP related to another disability graduated at 54.7%¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among 2018–19 CPS ninth-graders, students with a learning disability graduated within four years at 80.9%, approaching the district average of 84.0%, while students receiving services related to another disability graduated at 54.7% and students without an IEP at 86.3%. → Usher 2023

Evidence¶

Usher 2023¶

Usher, A., Mahaffie, S., & Nagaoka, J. (2023). The educational attainment of Chicago Public Schools students: 2022. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool/cps/

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive table of four-year graduation rates by disability category for the 2018–19 CPS ninth-grade cohort: 2,564 students with a learning-disability IEP at 80.9%, 1,451 students with another-disability IEP at 54.7%, and 21,700 students without an IEP at 86.3%.

"The four-year graduation rate for the 2,564 2018–19 CPS ninth-graders receiving services related to a learning disability was 80.9%."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Access — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Learning Disabilities and Developmental Differences — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Students with disabilities attained postsecondary readiness and success outcomes at about one half to one third the rate of students without disabilities, the largest difference between any student group and its counterpart — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Students with IEPs related to disabilities other than learning disabilities graduated at a far lower rate (46.4%) than students with learning-disability IEPs (77.5%) or without IEPs (84.6%) — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Six-year graduation rates for students with behavioral and learning disabilities increased substantially between 2009 and 2019, while rates for cognitive disabilities slightly declined — related
• Long-term English Learners without IEPs had the lowest Freshman OnTrack rate and substantially lower graduation rates than district average — related