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Rachelle M. Johnson; David Hernández-Saca; Mércédes Adell Cannon – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2024
We center the voice of Dwyan Moore, a Black 12-year-old boy, during his transition of being diagnosed with a learning dis/Ability. We do so to grapple with the problem of disproportionate representation in special education along race and dis/Ability, with particular attention to educational leadership. Disproportionate representation is a…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Special Education, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes
Willis, Jason; Doutre, Sara Menlove; Krausen, Kelsey; Barrett, Tyson; Ripma, Tye; Caparas, Ruthie – WestEd, 2020
More than 725,000, nearly 12 percent, of California's public school students receive special education and related services. Although more than half of those students spend 80 percent or more of the school day in a general education classroom, California's special education funding system may not be as inclusive as California's classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
This document was developed as a result of 1993 and 1994 policy forums on strategies to address disproportionate representation of minority students in special education. Part 1 is a synthesis of major themes and recommendations resulting from the first forum. Part 2 is a prioritization of 35 recommendations arising from that forum. The following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation