Katelyn Heath
Direct and Spillover Effects of Limiting Minority Student Access to Special Education
Topics: Student LearningTags: Students with disabilities, EquityBlack students are about 1.5 times more likely to be receiving special education (SpEd) services relative to white students. While there is concern that this implies some black students are inappropriately placed in SpEd, the impacts of the disproportionate representation of minority students in… more →
The Long-Run Impacts of Special Education
Topics: Student LearningOver 13 percent of US students participate in Special Education (SE) programs annually, at a cost of $40 billion. However, the effect of SE placements remains unclear. This paper uses administrative data from Texas to examine the long-run effect of reducing SE access. Our research design… more →