Press Release from U.S. Department of Education - Equity for Students with Disabilities
A couple days ago the U.S. Department of Education proposed a new rule "to improve the equity in the the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)," and made it public in a February 23, 2016, press release.
You can visit the press release and listen or read the transcript explaining the proposal.
The recording provides the voices of many national actors speaking about racial and ethnic disparities in education for students with special needs.
I recommend listening to the recording in its entirety as well as the questions fielded at the end. The recording begins with Acting Secretary of Education John King stating:
You can visit the press release and listen or read the transcript explaining the proposal.
The recording provides the voices of many national actors speaking about racial and ethnic disparities in education for students with special needs.
I recommend listening to the recording in its entirety as well as the questions fielded at the end. The recording begins with Acting Secretary of Education John King stating:
"Today, we are taking a critical step to support students of color with disability, and more broadly, to improve equity in our country. We have a moral and a civil rights obligation to ensure that every student has the opportunity to succeed regardless of background or whether the student has a disability. Our laws exist for the purpose of protecting those students and we owe it to them and to ourselves to uphold all of the law's provisions" - February 23, 2016 press release.Meet John King:
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