Urban Security in New York City After 9/11:

Jennings, Charles R.

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“…Students with special needs are one of the most vulnerable populations in the nation’s public schools. They generally have low graduation rates, averaging 32% nationally (Orfield, Losen, Wald, & Swanson, 2004), are twice as likely to drop out of school as students in general education (Thurlow, Sinclair, & Johnson, 2002), and are disproportionately “discharged” (Jennings & Haimson, 2009). Thus, the policies we set in place to support, restrict, or deny their education speaks volumes about our goals for public education.…”

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Special Education & School Choice

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2012

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This article begins to unpack the complex effects of the policies of both the small schools and choice on students with special needs. Drawing on qualitative data collected throughout the 2008-2009 academic year and a range of quantitative data from New York City's public high schools, the author shows that while small schools and choice are intended to expand schooling options for all, students with special needs often find that when entering the public high school choice process, their selection set is narrowed. For families of students with special needs, the lack of adequate special needs resources can preclude schools from being considered as viable options. In addition, schools of choice engage in practices to deter higher need students from applying. The combined influences of parent decision and school choice processes result in betweenschool sorting, with larger institutions receiving the bulk of the higher need population of students, which is reflected in the city's enrollment data. The findings raise questions about not only the effects of the small school reforms, but also about the role of choice policies in the public educational system.

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Special Education & School Choice

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2012

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Urban Security in New York City After 9/11:

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