Even if schools treated all students the same, special education identification rates would likely differ across racial and ethnic groups. (educationnext.org)
Special education identification practices vary widely across and within states and districts — we do not know a «right» level. (educationnext.org)
As the curriculum increases in complexity, struggling readers fall further behind, placing them at risk of special education identification, tracking into lower - level coursework, failing to graduate and worse. (edsource.org)