Re: Three Out of Four Spec. Ed Students Get Jobs

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On Dec 6, 12:04am, " carolynsuelowerychattanooga " wrote:

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} This story, http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/states/oregon/2009-04-05-25=

} 35314853_x.htm, indicated Hillsboro, OR spec ed students had this high a ra=

} te of employment (3 our of 4) following high school. Hmm, I would sure like=

} to know what they do that to have this fantastic rate.

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} I find this VERY hard to believe. It cited all communities don't have this =

} high a rate, some are more like 44%. I still find THAT high and hard to bel=

} ieve. I would have expected it to be more like 1 in 4 get job...

I don't know specifically about Hillsboro, but I remember discovering

some years back that there were no self-service gas stations in

Oregon. We were told that there were laws against it, to boost teen

employment. Assuming that's true, Oregon seems to have a very pro-employment

legislature.

Willa