Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f8T0QFf28411; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:26:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:26:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001101c1487b$80689780$d6950e3f@oemcomputer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:608] This Week's PEN Newsblast X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1776 Lines: 35 This week's Public Education Network (PEN) Newsblast contains the following two links to articles that may be of interest to list subscribers. -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-povracelit List Moderator * * * * * * * * * * * * NAACP CONSIDERING LAWSUIT AGAINST SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is considering bringing suit against the Seattle School District on the grounds that the district treats black students differently. If the NAACP proceeds with the lawsuit, it would press the claim that the district has denied African-American students their 14th Amendment right to equal protection under the law. The scarcity of black teachers in the system is also a major concern. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134347108_naacp28m0.html REDUCING MINORITY OVERREPRESENTATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION For years, educators have known that there are a disproportionate number of African American students, especially males in special education classes. Some minority children do need special education support, but far too often they receive low-quality services and watered-down curriculum instead of effective support. Moreover, research suggests that minority students are less likely to be mainstreamed than similarly situated White students. Most pronounced is the dramatic overrepresentation of African American male children labeled "mentally retarded" compared to Whites, as well as other minorities. To the extent that minority students are misclassified, segregated, or inadequately served, special education can contribute to a denial of equality of opportunity, with devastating results in communities throughout the nation. http://www.law.harvard.edu/civilrights/conferences/SpecEd/exsummary.html
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