Why Is Overrepresentation Bad?

Overrepresentation of minorities in special education is bad when there is documented evidence of discriminatory testing procedures, when low-income African American and Hispanic students are frequently placed in lower level classes even with equal or higher test scores, when 45 out of 50 states have statistically ...

Why is disproportionality a problem?

Why Is Disproportionality a Problem? When schools have higher numbers of certain ethnic or minority students enrolled in special education that they should have by statistical standards, it signals the possibility that some of the students may not be truly disabled and may have been incorrectly identified.

What causes overrepresentation of minorities in special education?

Overrepresentation of minorities in special education is a growing problem in schools today. Research indicates that factors such as test bias, poverty, poor general education instruction, and insufficient professional development for working with diverse students can cause this overrepresentation.

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