Dismantling the School Discipline Gap: A Conversation with Dan Losen

04/07/2024 49 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12

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In this episode, I interview Dan Losen, the senior director of the education team at the National Center for Youth Law. We discuss pressing issues regarding disciplinary disparities in special education. Losen emphasizes the lack of adequate support and quality services for students with disabilities and the profound consequences this has on educational outcomes. We also delve into how the discipline gap and achievement gap are interconnected, highlighting how lost instructional time from suspensions severely impacts students, particularly those of color and those with disabilities.TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE

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