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Ford, Donna Y.; Russo, Charles J. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2016
The history of the denial of equal education opportunities to Black children is a long one, whether through racial segregation or overrepresentation in special education. No other group is as overreferred, overidentified, and overrepresented in special education as Black students, specifically Black males. The authors present an historical and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Access to Education, Equal Education
Mustian, April Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Disproportionality has been a persistent problem in special education for decades. Despite mandates outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), African American students continue to be disproportionately represented in the Emotional Disturbance (ED) category in special education (e.g., Skiba,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Race, Discipline, General Education