Last week I was pleased to see the announcement of this new rule tracking ways in which racism and ableism intersect in our school system. From the
National Council on Disability press release:
The National Council on Disability (NCD) – an independent federal agency – applauds the new “Equity in IDEA” rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Education which seeks to address widespread disparities in the treatment of students of color with disabilities who too often enter the "school-to-prison pipeline,” which refers to all policies and practices that have the effect of pushing students – especially those most at risk – out of classrooms and into juvenile and criminal justice systems.
Some of my reporting on racism/ableism intersections in schools.
