Friday, September 15, 2017

2017 Study Questions Links Between Race, Disability in Students

The findings challenge widely held belief that students of color are disproportionately identified as having disabilities.
A group of researchers is challenging the long-held notion that students of color are identified as having learning disabilities at a greater rate than white students – a controversial finding that undercuts a key assumption of the Obama administration and could lead to significant changes in how the federal government requires states to spend their special education dollars.

U.S. News and World reports published an interesting article exploring the results of the study.
Please read the full article by By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter at:

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