Special education enrollment in ninth grade rose from 11.5 percent in 1993-94 to 16.4 percent in 1999-00, concentrating students with disabilities in neighborhood high schools¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Ninth-grade special education enrollment rose from 11.5 to 16.4 percent over the study period, and eleven probation neighborhood schools in low-income areas saw increases from 16.3 to 30.1 percent. → Elaine M. Allensworth & Shazia Rafiullah Miller 2002

Evidence¶

Elaine M. Allensworth & Shazia Rafiullah Miller 2002¶

Elaine M. Allensworth & Shazia Rafiullah Miller. (2002). Declining High School Enrollment: An Exploration of Causes. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/declining-high-school-enrollment-exploration-causes

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Summary of the companion report's observational findings (Series Summary section). Eleven neighborhood high schools on probation in low-income areas increased "from 16.3 percent in the 1993–94 school year, to 30.1 percent in 1999–00," because fewer general education students were promoted under the gate.

"The enrollment of students with disabilities in ninth grade increased substantially over the period of our study, from 11.5 percent in the 1993–94 school year, to 16.4 percent in 1999–00."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Average TAP scores rose substantially for students who enrolled in ninth grade, but the 1997 high school redesign appears to have had only a modest impact on skill development — related
• Ninth graders with disabilities were heavily concentrated in neighborhood and vocational high schools, driven by general education students choosing other school types — related
• Eleven struggling neighborhood high schools saw special education entry rise from 16 to 30 percent, and learning-disabled ninth graders were increasingly separated in English classrooms — related
• The percentage of Chicago ninth graders identified as eligible for special education services rose from 11.5 to 16.4 percent between 1993–94 and 1999–00 — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Learning disabilities drove almost the entire rise in ninth-grade special education enrollment — related
• After the promotion gate, general education eighth graders were retained at far higher rates while retention of students with disabilities fell, raising the disabled share of ninth graders — related