Disproportionality

Students, Youth Leaders to Host a March to Demand More School and Mental Health Resources, Less Policing

Students will march  to demand more counselors, more transparency in school policies, and restorative practices that include the voices of…

2 years ago

New Report: New Jersey in Last Place for Nonwhite Student Access to in-School Learning

A new paper out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that students in school districts that…

3 years ago

We Are Failing Our Black Children with Disabilities. Here’s How to Change That.

Lauren Morando Rhim is Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Center for Learner Equity. A researcher, consultant, and advocate, she…

4 years ago

How Disproportionate Is New Jersey’s Rate of School Suspensions?

According to Carly Sitrin of Politico (the full article is behind a paywall), Black students in New Jersey were suspended…

4 years ago

NCSECS: Harsh Disciplinary Practices For Students With Disabilities Rises Once Again

Today, the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools released the following statement reacting to new data from the Civil…

4 years ago

All the Things Max Eden Gets Wrong About Students With Disabilities and IDEA.

We barely survived my son Jonah’s adolescence. One evening in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station he pushed me so hard I…

5 years ago

Improving Special Education is a Priority for Newark Charters

Mark Rynone is Executive Director of the NJ Special Education Collaborative. Since its inception in 2013, the National Center for…

6 years ago

New Jersey Has One of the Lowest Rates of Inclusion of Special Education Students in America. A New Report Explains What We’re Doing Wrong.

A new report called “An Advocate’s Guide to Transforming Special Education” by the nonprofit group Innovate Public Schools (IPS) doesn’t mince…

6 years ago