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ERIC Number: ED616140
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar-31
Pages: 25
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Pathways to College and Career for Students Identifying as Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf/Blind
Krager, Sally; Fergus, Meredith
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
National research indicates that Deaf, Deaf/Blind, and Hard of Hearing students are less likely to finish high school, enroll in college, or find sustainable employment than their hearing peers. Minnesota is one of the few states that provides data to the National Deaf Center, the leading research center in Deaf, Deaf/Blind, or Hard of Hearing and Transition (age 14-21) systems. However, minimal research on Minnesota Deaf, Deaf/Blind, and Hard of Hearing students exists. To leverage comparisons across states and nationally, Minnesota commissioned an analysis of K-12, postsecondary, and employment outcomes for students from 2006-2019. Data analyzed for this report is from the Minnesota Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System, more commonly known as SLEDS. SLEDS tracks student data from prekindergarten through completion of postsecondary education and into the workforce. The study finds that Deaf, Deaf/Blind, and Hard of Hearing students in Minnesota are only slightly less likely to finish high school than their hearing peers in Minnesota. Additionally, 68% enrolled in a postsecondary institution which was less than that of all Minnesota students (81%) but higher than the national average in 2019 of 66% (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020). The data and analysis in this study offer stakeholders and policymakers crucial information on systemic factors that affect college and career outcomes.
Minnesota Office of Higher Education. 1450 Energy Park Drive Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55108-5227. Tel: 800-657-3866; Tel: 651-642-0567; Fax: 651-642-0675; Web site: http://www.ohe.state.mn.us
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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