We summarize three changes in education that have direct relevance for the education of students with severe disabilities: (a) adoption of multi-tiered system of supports as a framework for intervention, (b) delivering educational reform at the “whole school” level, and (c) advances in information technology that are altering the type and utility of data available not just for policy making but for day-to-day decision making in schools. The opportunities that arise from these three changes hold promise for improving the education of students with severe disabilities, but only if educators, advocates, and decision makers capture and shape how these changes are applied.

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新兴教育改革对重度残疾人的影响

我们总结了与重度残疾学生教育直接相关的三个教育变革：(a) 采用多层次支持系统作为干预框架，(b) 在“全校”层面实施教育改革， (c) 信息技术的进步正在改变可用数据的类型和效用，不仅可用于政策制定，而且可用于学校的日常决策。这三项变革带来的机遇有望改善重度残疾学生的教育，但前提是教育工作者、倡导者和决策者掌握并塑造如何应用这些变革。