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Benefits to Administrators
Administrators need to make purchase decisions based on evidence-based research in order to have confidence that the purchases they support result in student achievement.. The AbleNet Consortium will provide data and information that will assist a district in understanding what they are buying and how it needs to be supported to achieve the greatest results possible for students, teachers, and the school community.
Benefits to Educators
The AbleNet Research Consortium seeks to help teachers be consumers, as well as producers of research. For teachers interested in conducting research in their own classrooms, we propose to support your efforts to design a research study that will yield efficacy data. For teachers interested in accessing the research knowledge base, the AbleNet Research Consortium will provide educators specific evidence of effectiveness, suggestions for best practices, and the peace of mind that comes from getting support from the academic community.
Benefits to Parents
Parents of students with disabilities deserve to know that the education their child is receiving has been shown — through scientifically-obtained evidence — to prepare him or her for the most meaningful life inside and outside the classroom possible. The AbleNet Research Consortium provides financial and other support to researchers studying exactly that group of students, helping to build a base of knowledge for this group of people who pose very special educational challenges.
Benefits to Students
Improving the lives of students is the core purpose of the AbleNet Research Consortium. By specifically supporting special education research, we can help deliver on the promise of education to prepare students to become functional, engaged, and successful members of their communities.
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