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Kauffman, James M.; Wiley, Andrew L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
The report submitted by the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education includes faulty claims and reasoning that devalue special education and hinder efforts to better meet the needs of students with disabilities. We question the commission's findings and recommendations regarding closing the achievement gap, practicing prevention,…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Minority Group Children, Disproportionate Representation, Disabilities
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Verdun, Vincene – Negro Educational Review, The, 2005
The hearts and minds of the American people have been won over on the issue of segregation. However, the dilemma is that while an overwhelming majority of Americans would cringe at the idea of a racially segregated America, America remains racially segregated and racial equality is more ideal than real. Even though there is almost no legal…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Racial Integration, Affirmative Action, Racial Segregation
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Pennock, Lea; Bunt, Rick – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
Administrative systems renewal is not something the faculty will ever get excited about, but the authors believe there is much that can be done to render the academic community more receptive and even supportive. In this article, the authors use the implementation of their student information system (SIS) at the University of Saskatchewan (and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Systems, Computer System Design, Knowledge Representation
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Powers, Kristin M.; Hagans-Murillo, Kristi S.; Restori, Alberto F. – California School Psychologist, 2004
In this article, major laws, regulations, court cases, policies and practices related to intelligence testing of African American students in California are reviewed. A California Department of Education (CDE) ban on intelligence testing of African American students for the purpose of determining special education eligibility is in effect and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Test Bias, Intelligence, Alternative Assessment
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Menter, Ian; Hextall, Ian; Mahony, Pat – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2003
Following the 1998 Green Paper on teachers' work, the UK government introduced Threshold Assessment of teachers in England and Wales in 2000. Teachers who met the Threshold standards were rewarded with a pay rise and access to an upper pay spine. At the time ministers gave assurances that equal opportunities would be taken very seriously in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Race, Educational Policy, Rhetoric
Nevin, Ann, Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
The participants in a special education doctoral seminar for Urban SEALS (Special Education Academic Leaders) interacted with 4 national experts in urban education to identify and resolve several issues. The participants examined issues in four general areas: factors that impact students with disabilities in urban settings; factors related to…
Descriptors: School Administration, Urban Education, Disabilities, Special Education
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