Performance Patterns for Students with Disabilities in Grade 4 Mathematics Education in Massachusetts

Title:	Performance Patterns for Students with Disabilities in Grade 4 Mathematics Education in Massachusetts
Description:	This report-analyzing the mathematics performance of grade 4 students with disabilities in Massachusetts across several metrics (by locale-need combination categories, in top-performing schools, and relative to general education students)-finds that the proportion of students with disabilities scoring proficient fell by less than 1 percentage point between 2004 and 2006. The proficiency gap between general education students and students with disabilities was 30 percentage points in 2006 and decreased by almost 2 percentage points over the period.
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Cover Date:	August 2008
Web Release:	September 2, 2008
Publication #:	REL 2008051
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Stacy Ehrlich, Katie Buckley, Emily Midouhas, and Amy Brodesky, Education Development Center, Inc.
Type of Product:	Issues and Answers Report
Keywords:	Achievement (Student) • mathematics Assessment Mathematics Mathematics/Science Education Special Education Students • disablities, with Students with Disabilities
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