The Complicated Problem Of Race And Special Education

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” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”true” webkitallowfullscreen=”true” mozallowfullscreen=”true” style=”top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;”> A study released last month ;by the American Educational Research Association ;found that minority students are underrepresented in special education services. This same study ;raised suspicion around the racial imbalance among special education students and contradicted ;previous findings ;that suggested minorities, particularly African Americans, are roped into disabled categories more easily. ;A group of experts who spoke with HuffPost Live last week said that while minorities may be underrepresented in some categories of special education, they’re overrepresented in the most “stigmatizing” groups. “The …

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