Students of color in special education are less likely to get the help they need -- here are 3 ways teachers can do better
- Written by Mildred Boveda, Associate Professor of Special Education, Penn State
Conversations around race and disability often get left out of schools. FG Trade/E+ via Getty ImagesWhen I was a special education teacher at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Miami in 2010, my colleagues and I recommended that a Black girl receive special education services because she had difficulty reading. However, her mother disagreed. When I...