Before the policy, in 2003 - 2004, the statewide average percent of students in special education was 12 percent. (naeducation.org)
More than 90 percent of students who attend the namesake schools are black and Latino. (edweek.org)
Average scale scores are a better measure of central tendency compared to percent of students at proficient or goal because scale scores do not lump students status levels at arbitrary cut points. (jonathanpelto.com)