Given the gutting of the T&G this is a Great Public Service that you provide, Aislinn & Bill. The over-representation of Hispanic and English Language Learners in Special Education is Very Disturbing. It has echoes of the 1970s, before Lau v. Nichols, before major educational civil rights for English language learners were established. Those were dark days. We can do better. We have the knowledge now to be able to determine if a child's difficulties are rooted in learning difficulties or language difficulties. This shouldn't be happening and we should be examining just what the heck is going on. Thank you for helping bring it to light.
Thanks for you kind words and thoughts. Interestingly, the over-representation of English learners is not happening in dual language classes. And I think the numbers are that way for Hispanic students because here’s a high percentage of cross over. I think 45% of Latino students are also English learners in elementary school if I’m remembering correctly. But I haven’t actually asked to see that data for special education.
Given the gutting of the T&G this is a Great Public Service that you provide, Aislinn & Bill. The over-representation of Hispanic and English Language Learners in Special Education is Very Disturbing. It has echoes of the 1970s, before Lau v. Nichols, before major educational civil rights for English language learners were established. Those were dark days. We can do better. We have the knowledge now to be able to determine if a child's difficulties are rooted in learning difficulties or language difficulties. This shouldn't be happening and we should be examining just what the heck is going on. Thank you for helping bring it to light.
Thanks for you kind words and thoughts. Interestingly, the over-representation of English learners is not happening in dual language classes. And I think the numbers are that way for Hispanic students because here’s a high percentage of cross over. I think 45% of Latino students are also English learners in elementary school if I’m remembering correctly. But I haven’t actually asked to see that data for special education.