Sentences with phrase «reduced special education placements»

More at Four, meanwhile, also significantly reduced special education placements.

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Both programs together reduced third grade students» odds of special education placement by 39 percent, resulting in significant cost savings for the state.

The authors found that an investment of $ 1,110 per child in the More at Four preschool program (now called NC Pre-K)-- the funding level in 2009 — reduced the likelihood of third - grade special education placements by 32 percent.

The new research builds on two previous studies that found the two programs benefitted children in early elementary school, boosting third - grade reading and math - test scores and reducing third - grade special education placements.

Nevertheless, many high - quality preschool programs appear to reduce placement into special education and grade retentions.

And yet, its proponents say the practice has a solid place in the 21st - century classroom because looping has been known to strengthen student - teacher bonds, improve test scores, expand time for instruction, increase parent participation, and reduce behavioral problems and placements in special education programs.

Districts and schools: Local districts and schools should take care to establish oversight to reduce unnecessary placements in special education and to ensure that certain subsets of populations are not being placed into special education disproportionately.

Nascent learning difficulties are addressed early, greatly reducing the need for special education placement and helping at - risk children excel alongside their more advantaged peers.

Including disability status and other factors, such as accommodation use, in the models may reduce systematic errors in the value - added for teachers with large proportions of students with disabilities, but doing so could create incentives for improper placement of students into special education.

We find that both programs significantly reduce the likelihood of special education placement in the third grade, resulting in considerable cost savings to the state.

Well - designed and well - implemented high - quality programs can change the arc of children's lives, leading to lower rates of special education placement, reduced retention, and higher graduation rates.