Special Education Isn’t So Special
- Up to half of the students who complete compulsory education at the age of 16 have received some kind of special education service at some point in their schooling. For any given year the number is one third with 8% receiving full-time service either in a regular school or a special institution. Early intervention is stressed with many children diagnosed before they enter school. Preschool is free and 98% of the population attends.
- The fraction of students served by special education staff gradually decreases throughout primary school and goes up a bit during secondary school. This notion of prevention is opposite to most other nations who try to repair students after problems show up. This results in a gradual increase in the number served as students move from grade to grade. It should be noted that structural elements that cause failure like grade retention have been removed.
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