Making a Difference in the Lives of Students (GSCA 2023 Annual Conference)

November 1–3, 2023

Augusta, Georgia

Addressing Disproportionality of African Americans in Special Education

Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 9:15 AM–10:15 AM EDT

Oglethorpe H

Target Audience

Counselor Educator/Supervisor

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Appropriate for All Counselors

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Advocacy

Abstract

While African American students make up just under 15% of the K-12 school population, they account for more than 20% of the special education population. Learn how to address this disproportionality of minority students in special education as a school counselor or school counselor educator by being an agent of change.