Why do students with disability go to 'special schools' when research tells us they do better in the mainstream system?

By Catherine Smith, Lecturer, Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne

This week, the disability royal commission is looking at the experiences of children and young people with disability in different schools across Australia. This includes mainstream schools as well as so-called “special schools”.

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~	Cyberflashing is now a criminal offence – but the normalisation of this behaviour among young people needs to change

~	What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like

~	Are young people smarter than older adults? My research shows cognitive differences between generations are diminishing

~	Millions of young people will head to the polls over the next year – but many are disillusioned about mainstream politics

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~	The COVID-19 pandemic changed our patterns and behaviours, which in turn affected wildlife

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