CCBD'S Position Summary on Federal Policy on Disproportionality in Special Education

Autor/inn/en	Skiba, Russ; Albrecht, Susan; Losen, Dan
Titel	CCBD'S Position Summary on Federal Policy on Disproportionality in Special Education
Quelle	In: Behavioral Disorders, 38 (2013) 2, S.108-120 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0198-7429
Schlagwörter	Special Education; Behavior Disorders; Politics of Education; School Districts; Disproportionate Representation; Public Policy; Federal Regulation; Advocacy; Instructional Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Identification; Educational History; Federal Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; School district; Schulbezirk; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bundeskompetenz; Sozialanwaltschaft; Unterrichtserfolg; Statistische Analyse; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Identifikation; Identifizierung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bundesrecht
Abstract	This document provides policy recommendations of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) regarding disproportionality in special education and the need for federal policy driving state regulations to support efforts to eliminate this outcome in schools. CCBD is committed to advancing knowledge, effective instruction, and advocacy for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, a special education population particularly vulnerable to disproportionate practices. Monitoring requirements in the 1997 and 2004 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) acknowledged the extent of racial and ethnic disproportionality in special education, especially when Congress designated this concern among the top three priority areas for monitoring and enforcement in IDEA 2004. However, federal interpretations of the 2004 requirements by the US Department of Education have created confusion at the State (SEA) and Local Education Agency (LEA) levels. While quantitative indices of racial and ethnic disparities remain high, an increasing number of states are finding no LEAs with disproportionality when it must be shown that disproportionality was caused by inappropriate identification. Such data suggest that federal interpretations of IDEA 2004, subsequent regulatory guidelines, and the design of indicators for monitoring and enforcement have not been effective in addressing disproportionate representation in special education. This policy paper includes (a) a review of information on the extent, status, and causes of special education disproportionality; (b) a review of the history and issues involved in the enforcement of IDEA's disciplinary provisions; and (c) recommendations for improving federal policy regarding disproportionality in special education. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/publication/behavioraldisorders
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10