Copyright 2000 Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
THE ARIZONA
REPUBLIC
November 30, 2000 Thursday, Final Chaser
SECTION: FRONT; Pg. A7
LENGTH: 113 words
HEADLINE:
MORE DISABLED KIDS EARNING DIPLOMAS
DATELINE:
WASHINGTON
BODY:
More disabled children than ever
are earning high school diplomas and equivalency certificates and are receiving
instruction with non-disabled peers, the Clinton administration said Wednesday,
the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
In the 1997-98 school year, the most recent
figures available, 55.4 percent of students with disabilities who were eligible
to graduate earned a diploma, compared with 53.5 percent the previous year, the
Education Department said. More than 6 million children and young adults with
disabilities receive special education instruction and other services, at an
annual cost of $60 billion.
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