Almost all students with disabilities are capable of graduating on time. Here’s why they’re not. [hechingerreport.org]

Alicia Doktor 11/10/173:05 PM

As a teenager, Michael McLaughlin wanted to go to college. He had several disabilities, including dyslexia and bipolar disorder, which threatened to make the road ahead more difficult. He sometimes had trouble paying attention in class and understanding directions.

He also had an IQ of 115 — on the upper ranges of what is considered average. With help, he should have been able to graduate alongside his classmates, ready to pursue higher education.

But instead of graduating from Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska, in four years, he took six. After high school, he did odd jobs for several years.

[For more on this story by by SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ and JACKIE MADER, go to http://hechingerreport.org/hig...udents-disabilities/]

Photo: Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin.

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