What is disproportionality in special education?

Disproportionality refers to the over or under representation of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in particular disability categories.

What demographic changes are affecting schools?

There is an increasing diversity in student demographics, with a notable rise in minority populations among children in the U.S.

How are Black students represented in special education?

Black students account for 17% of the total population but are disproportionately represented in disability categories, making up 33% of the students classified with intellectual disabilities.

What about Hispanic student representation in education?

Hispanic students are often underrepresented in gifted programs, making up only 4.7% of students in those programs.

Are economic factors affecting students of color?

Yes, a significantly higher portion of students of color come from low-income families and are eligible for free and reduced lunch compared to White students.

Disproportionality in Special Education

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Summary

TLDRThe presentation sheds light on disproportionality in special education amidst changing demographics in U.S. schools, especially highlighting the increasing minority populations. It notes that minority births are driving demographic changes and emphasizes how this affects the educational system. The discussion includes statistics showing that Black and Hispanic students are either overrepresented in certain disability categories or underrepresented in gifted programs. It also highlights economic disparities, illustrating that students of color face higher rates of poverty and less educational opportunities compared to their White peers.

Takeaways

📊 Demographic shifts show increasing diversity in schools.
👦 Boys are twice as likely to receive certain disability labels.
🔴 Black students are overrepresented in specific disability categories.
🔎 White students with disabilities spend more time in regular classrooms.
❌ Black students spend less time in general education settings.
🌍 Hispanic populations are rapidly growing in rural areas.
💡 Students of color are underrepresented in gifted programs.

Timeline

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The presentation discusses the topic of disproportionality in special education within the context of changing demographics in the U.S. The population of white children under age five is declining, with 12 states and D.C. now having less than 50%, and the trend is expected to continue. Notably, rural areas, particularly in the Great Plains, are seeing significant increases in Hispanic populations. Key statistics reveal that by 2050, less than half of the population will be white, with a high percentage of children living in low-income households, especially among minorities. Schools are becoming increasingly diverse, with a notable portion of students receiving free or reduced lunch. Disproportionality in special education manifests as overrepresentation of culturally diverse students, particularly black students, in certain disability categories. The presentation highlights the disparities in educational placement, noting that white students with disabilities tend to be included more in general education classes compared to their black counterparts. Additionally, there is an underrepresentation of students of color in gifted and talented programs.

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Video Q&A

What is disproportionality in special education?
Disproportionality refers to the over or under representation of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in particular disability categories.
What demographic changes are affecting schools?
There is an increasing diversity in student demographics, with a notable rise in minority populations among children in the U.S.
How are Black students represented in special education?
Black students account for 17% of the total population but are disproportionately represented in disability categories, making up 33% of the students classified with intellectual disabilities.
What about Hispanic student representation in education?
Hispanic students are often underrepresented in gifted programs, making up only 4.7% of students in those programs.
Are economic factors affecting students of color?
Yes, a significantly higher portion of students of color come from low-income families and are eligible for free and reduced lunch compared to White students.

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in this presentation we'll talk about
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topic three within module one which is
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disproportionality in special
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education the fact is that our nation
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and the children within our schools are
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changing in terms of
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demographics 12 states in the District
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of Columbia now have white populations
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below 50% among children under age
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five and at this current growth rate
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seven more States could flip to be
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minority majority States um among small
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children in the next
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decade and according to the Brookings
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institution because minority births are
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driving the rapid changes in the
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population any institution that touches
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or is impacted by children will be the
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first to feel the
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impact
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but the fact is that these kinds of
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demographic changes are not just
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happening in large Urban
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settings as the figure on this slide
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shows rural areas within the Great Plain
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states are experiencing rapid change in
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the population of
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Hispanics so even within Kansas we can
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see that there are drastic increases in
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the population of um children and
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families of Hispanic origin particularly
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in areas such as Witchita Kansas City
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although you'll see that there are
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pockets all over the Great Plain States
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in which we're we're having increased
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diversity of the
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population just a few more
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demographics um facts in 2009 67% of the
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population was white and estimates
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indicate that by 2050 the population
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will be less than 50%
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white 29% of children are in families
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with income less than 30,000 a year so
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this includes 19% of white children
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while it includes 43% of non-white and
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43% of Hispanic
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children and in households where neither
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parent has any college experience this
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would account be the case in 48% for all
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children 42% of white children 46% of
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non-white and yet 68% of Hispanic
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children live in homes where neither
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parent has any college
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experience so what are our schools like
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well in 2003 42% of public school
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students were part of an ethnic or
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racial minority and 19% of all schoolage
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children spoke a language other than
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English at home and so these data are
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actually even higher when we look at
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more recent
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years 70% of black students 71% of
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Hispanic students and 23% of white
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students in fourth grade are eligible
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for free and reduced lunch so obviously
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a much higher portion of students of
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color are eligible for free and reduced
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lunch compared to White
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students 47% of black students and 51%
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of Hispanic students attend high poverty
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schools and in general the teaching
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Workforce is largely female and
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white disproportionality in special
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education is the fact that students from
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culturally and linguistically diverse
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backgrounds are either over or under
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represented in particular disability
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categories for
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example boys are twice as
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likely to be labeled in a particular
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disability category in 2000 8% of all
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public school children were labeled as
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having either an intellectual disability
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emotional disturbance or specific
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learning disability but again boys are
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twice is likely to receive one of these
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labels
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black students account for 17% of the
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total population which is shown in the
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first set of columns in this
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graph but they are disproportionately
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represented in all three disability
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categories accounting for 33% of
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students classified as int with an
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intellectual disability 27% of students
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classified with emotional disturbance
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and 18% of students classified
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with sld or specific learning
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disability and so you can see that
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compared to the total population black
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students are more represented or over
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represented in particular disability
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categories and white students with
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disabilities were more likely than
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students of any other race or ethnicity
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to spend 80% or more of their day in a
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regular education classroom in other
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words white students with disabilities
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are more likely to be included with
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their general education non-disabled
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peers black students however were more
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likely than students of any other race
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or ethnicity to spend less than 40% of
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their day in a regular education
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classroom and in fact they were Mo the
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most likely to be placed outside of a
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regular
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school and finally in terms of UN under
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representation we see that students of
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color are largely underrepresented in
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gifted and talented
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programs so for in terms of the
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percentages black students make up only
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88.4% of students in gifted programs
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while Hispanic students in gifted
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programs is only at
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4.7% thank you
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for