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Disabled or Young? Relative Age and Special Education Diagnoses in Schools
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Disabled or Young? Relative Age and Special Education Diagnoses in Schools

Published: Oct 30, 2010
Publisher: Economics of Education Review, vol.29, no. 5
Human Services Employment and Training Child Development Education

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Elizabeth Dhuey

Stephen Lipscomb

This study extends recent findings of a relationship between the relative age of students among their peers and their probability of disability classification. Using three nationally representative surveys spanning 1988-2004 and grades K-10, we find that an additional month of relative age decreases the likelihood of receiving special education services by 2-5 percent.

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