CULTURAL PLURALISM AND EXCEPTIONALITY
CHANGES FOR THE NEW MELLENIUM
INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES
POPULATION GROWTH
Immigration 1981-1996
MINORITY FERTILITY ISSUES
FERTILITY IN THE U. S.
Changing Demographics in the United States
U.S. Population Growth
Percent of U.S. Population
Living in Poverty in the U.S.
EFFECTS OF POVERTY
U.S. At Risk Data on Children and Youth
ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION KIDS COUNT
Percent of Low Birth-Weight Babies
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births
Child Deaths per 100,000 Children 1-14
Deaths by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide per 100,000 Teens Ages 15-19
Teen Birth Rate Births per 1,000 Females Ages 15-17
High School Dropouts Percent of 16-19 Year-Olds Not in School and Not High School Grads
Idle Teens Percent of 16-19 Year-Olds Not in School and Not Working
Percent of Children Living with Parents who Lack Full-time, Year round Employment
Percent of Children in Poverty 1975-1997
Percent Families with Children Under 18 Headed by Single Parent, 1975-1998
Does your state rank among the 25 Best or 25 Worst in the composite ranking on risk factors for children and youth in the U.S.?
CULTURE
Characteristics of Culture
MANEFESTATIONS OF CULTURE
MACROCULTURE
MICROCULTURE
ANGLO CONFORMITY
MELTING POT
CULTURAL PLURALISM
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS
“Special Education for the Mildly Retarded-is Much of it Justifiable?” DUNN (1968) EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
MERCER (1973) Riverside, California
1978 OCR SURVEY FINDINGS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR
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VARIABLES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO PLACEMENT
BIAS PROBLEMS
ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT
Special Education Students in Hawaii
Disproportionate Placements May Result in…...
OCR IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS
Some Reasons for Remediating An Overrepresentation Problem
Some Steps to Address the Issues in the Education of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Special Needs
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