Special Education Graduation Rates Keep Some Philadelphia Schools From Making AYP

The Philadelphia Intelligencer (10/14, Hegel) reports that a number of high schools in Bucks County, Pennsylvania "failed to meet state standards for special education graduation rates this year, thanks to changes in the way Pennsylvania calculates those rates." This resulted in several schools missing their AYP goal. The students in question have IEPs that allow them three extra years to complete high school. "It's a case of state requirements not matching up with federal ones, said Tom Creeden, principal of Pennridge High School."