This change has created a public relations challenge for the district by raising concerns among
parents of general education students who feel that some special needs students threaten the safety of their children.
The higher employment rate is likely partially attributable to the fact that former special education students are less likely to be spending that time in college; 21 percent of special education students surveyed were enrolled in college compared to 41
percent of general education students.
As well, CT showed larger effects on the mathematics achievement of special need students than
that of general education students, the positive effect of CT was greater when combined with a constructivist approach to teaching than with a traditional approach to teaching, and studies that used non-standardized tests as measures of mathematics achievement reported larger effects of CT than studies that used standardized tests.