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Transitioning to a New Regime or More of the Same?

Examining the Efficacy of the Tennessee Diploma Project to Increase Data Reporting on Special Education Graduation Rates in Charter Schools

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Transitioning Children with Disabilities

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The overrepresentation of racial minorities in special education programs and the continued under-matriculation of racial minorities in postsecondary institutions demonstrate the deep intersectional legacies of racism, classism, sexism, and ableism (Reid & Knight, 2006).

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  1. Department of Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Memphis, USA

    Kimberley Jones

  2. Department of Educational Leadership, Bowie State University, USA

    Ramona Burton

  3. Department of Educational Leadership, Bowie State University, USA

    Courtney Forbes

  4. Department of Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Memphis, USA

    Steven L. Nelson

  5. Department of Educational Leadership, Bowie State University, USA

    Janeula M. Burt

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Jones, K., Burton, R., Forbes, C., Nelson, S.L., Burt, J.M. (2017). Transitioning to a New Regime or More of the Same?. In: Ellis, A.L. (eds) Transitioning Children with Disabilities. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-134-6_2

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