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Racial Bias In Special Education

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and developmentally, therefore are considered candidates for special education. Possible racial bias among school staff and administrators may also exist; which leads to a greater incidence of self-fulfilling prophecy of failure. State and local agencies are developing policies and procedures to help prevent the over identification of students with learning disabilities and other special educational needs.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is attempting to address the disproportionate issue by developing a checklist of questions directed to a focus group of special education teachers, school psychologists and other support staff. The second phase of the study involved a list of 10 elementary schools with a higher than usual number
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