Implicit Bias Drives Disproportionality in Special Education

This article posits that implicit bias fuels disproportionality in special education.  “Implicit bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases often appear in the forms of microaggressions and stereotypes. No one is immune from it.”  While everyone struggles with implicit bias, “[i]t’s what [teachers and administrators] do with that awareness that can help give rise to thriving learning environments for … students.”

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Educators chip away at racial and ethnic inequities in special education to support students, no matter their race, gender, the language they speak, or ability.

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