Racial Inequity in Special Education
- ISBN-10
- 1891792059
- ISBN-13
- 9781891792052
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
- Authors
- Gary Orfield, Daniel J. Losen
Description
Commissioned by The Civil Rights Project at Harvard, this text examines racial inequity in special education, with an emphasis on the experiences of African American children. Eleven contributions from educators and researchers discuss issues such as the overrepresentation of minority children in special education, racial disparities in funding, and the implications of the Corey H. lawsuit to desegregate students with disabilities in Chicago. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
