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African-American students across the country are much more likely than any other student group to be placed in special education. In this week’s episode, we present a documentary from San Francisco, where we hear about a landmark education case, and what is and isn’t working for black students with special needs today.
This story first aired on KALW-FM’s news magazine Crosscurrents as part of the series “Learning While Black: The Fight for Equity in San Francisco Schools”.
It was reported with the support of the Fund for Journalism on Child Well-Being, a program of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism.
Featuring:
Marisha Robinson, co-chair, African-American Advisory Council; Harold Dent, founder of the Association of Black Psychologists; Darryl Lester, plaintiff in landmark Larry P. v. Riles case; Jean Robertson, SFUSD chief of special ed services; Rashawn Chapman, Downtown High School student; Todd Williams, Assistant Principal at Downtown High School.
Credits:
Reporter: Lee Romney
Editor: Lisa Morehouse
Engineer: Tarek Fouda
Making Contact staff:
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Monica Lopez, Salima Hamirani
Host: Monica Lopez
Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin
Outreach and Distribution Assistant: Dylan Heuer
