Race and Special Education

It is not secret that minorities are severely overrepresented in many special education categories, and despite what a recent study may say, this remains to be true. After the release of this study, the issue of over and underrepresentation in special education has become a hotly contested issue. Many, if not most articles, have come to the defense of the overrepresentation side, however, like articles from The Atlantic and the Huffington Post.

The Atlantic article points out many issues with the underrepresentation study, and the Huffington Post article includes a very informative video featuring Denise Marshall, the Executive Director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Daniel Losen, the Director for the Center of Civil Rights Remedies at CRP at UCLA, and Donna Ford, a Professor of Education and Human Development and Vanderbilt, all discussing the issue of overrepresentation, why it's still happening, and possible policy changes.