Researchers in the field of special education has voiced concerns about the
disproportionality of diverse students identified for special education services for decades …

Background/Context Disproportionate placement of African American students into special
education programs is likely to be a form of institutional racism, especially when such …

Black youth make up just 16% of public school students in the United States, though they
constitute 31% of all juvenile arrests, with Black males outnumbering females. Very little is …

Abstract “Of all the challenges in education today, I can think of none greater than the
challenge of motivating, educating, and empowering black male learners”(Kafele, 2012, p …

This case study addressed the problem of implementing response to intervention (RTI) in
general secondary education. To investigate this problem, one north Texas school's RTI …

Who Cares About Black Students?: A Phenomenology Study of Teachers' Experience in
Referring Black Students to Special Educat Page 1 Who Cares About Black Students?: A …

This study explored how nine African American students in secondary-level special
education placements perceived their school experiences and the benefits, challenges, and …

Minority students underperform academically when compared to their White counterparts. In
response to this phenomenon, various prevention strategies have been implemented …

There is a disproportionate amount of African-American males in special education
programs. Several factors have been offered by researchers as to why this phenomenon …

The history and current practices of out-of-school suspensions significantly impact African-
American students; research shows the practices to be overly used and target African …