More Students Are Getting Special Help in Grades K-12 (WSJ)
More students are getting extra help to accommodate a range of issues including ADHD and anxiety, data show, with a disproportionate amount of those receiving support attending schools in wealthier districts.
The disproportionate use of accommodations ''unfortunately increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots in our schools," said Perry Zirkel, a professor emeritus of education and law at Lehigh University, who has studied the subject for years. The rise in 504 accommodations in grades K-12 correlates with the increase in the number of accommodations given by the College Board for high-stakes exams like the SAT and the rise in accommodations given by colleges and universities.
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