When exploring the achievement of students with disabilities (SWDs) in today's educational
context of standards-based reform, scholars typically debate the merits and disadvantages …

Racial disproportionality in special education is an ongoing injustice in schools in the United
States. In this article, we investigate the key relationships among education policy, context …

Research on disproportionality in special education has largely overlooked how students of
color with disabilities are less likely to spend time in general education classrooms than …

To understand the challenges associated with the enactment of educational policies that aim
to improve equity and opportunity for students of color with disabilities, this article focuses on …

Research on disproportionate representation in special education has potential to influence
policy in ways that rectify educational inequities. In this study, we investigated how …

Racial disproportionality in special education is a deep seated and complex educational
inequity plaguing the United States educational system. In this article we outline how the …

In this chapter, we examine a range of recent US standards-based neoliberal educational
reforms and their impact on students with disabilities, particularly in relation to inclusion …

Standards-based reform is now having a direct impact on students with significant
disabilities, as states meet the new requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities …

From a disability studies (DS) perspective, the authors analyze how the historical conflation
of disability with other identity factors and the ideology of normalcy contribute to the …

The inception of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) in 1975 provided
hope and the opportunity for equitable educational experiences for individuals with …