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Sullivan, Otha Richard – 1981
This paper reviews and assesses the data that show black children are being placed in Educable Mentally Retarded (EMR) classes at rates which are two to four times greater than whites or any other ethnic group in the nation. Discussed are the results and implications of a study involving a comparative analysis of the national statistics of the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education