Posted on 02/14/2018 5:44:18 AM PST by reaganaut1
The Trump administration spent much of its first year blocking or delaying its predecessors regulations. Thankfully, that work continues apace in year two. Any day now, look for the Education Department to halt implementation of an Obama -era rule on racial disparities in special education that was set to take full effect in July.
Black students are more likely than white students to be placed in special-education classes, and the Obama administration attributed the disparity (along with nearly every black-white gap) to racial bias. Thus in late 2016, weeks before leaving office, Obama officials issued a rule that threatened school districts with financial penalties if they didnt achieve racial balance in special ed.
The rule, which would effectively impose racial quotas, is likely unconstitutional. Moreover, academic research shows that racial bias is not the cause of disproportionate representation of black pupils in special ed. Anyone who cares about the prospects of minority youngsters should welcome the Trump administrations decision to put the rule on hold.
A 2015 study by scholars at UC Irvine and Penn State University found that black children are more likely than white children to be born prematurely and have high levels of lead in their blood, among other factors that often result in learning disabilities and speech impairments. When otherwise similar groups of black and white adolescents were compared, the data didnt show that black students were more likely to be placed in special education classes. In fact, it showed the opposite: The real problem is that black children are underrepresented in special-education classes when compared with white children with similar levels of academic achievement, behavior and family economic resources, two of the authors, Paul Morgan and George Farkas, wrote in an op-ed.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
When Johnny or Judy can’t read or write in the 5th grade, they need to be in special education classes to catch up. If they preponderance is black, why? You will find that it traces back to family and peers who disparage education.
Watch it there, fellow.
Quoting real science in front of liberals is like telling the truth about Mohamed in front of a Muslim.
Fixed it.
One difficulty in testing Black children is that many of them are non-lingual. They have such limited English skills that they test as Special Needs. Sad.
You dare speak truth?
Brave man.
Anonymity on the internet is important, so that people can say non-PC things. That’s why leftists dislike anonymous comments sections.
I’m sure the mods will give you a pass...
Raciss...of course!
There need to be objective measures, in the form of IQ tests, upon which determinations about placements are made, so that claims of racial bias can be disproven, and truth can triumph over the publicly-funded fantasies of so-called social justice warriors.
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