Are racial minorities over or underrepresented in special education?

Until now, most studies have found that they’re over-represented, suggesting that black students may be pushed into special education more often than they should be. Black students are 1.4 times more likely than all other races combined to be placed in special education. Almost one in five special education students age six or older is black.

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