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Advocating for African American families with children who learn differently.

Noteworthy Articles
Group Acts to Address Overidentification of Black Children as Disabled - Education Week, January 12, 2012

Study: Nearly Half of U.S. Public Schools Failing No Child Left Behind Standards - New York Daily News, December 15, 2011

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Multi-Year Grant Awarded to Support and Grow Parent Advocacy in African American Communities Nationwide - AACLD, January 10, 2012

New Data from the U.S. Department of Education 2009-10 Civil Rights Data Collection Show Continuing Disparities in Educational Opportunities and Resources - U.S. Department of Education, June 30, 2011

No Child Left Behind Catalyzes "School-To-Prison Pipeline." New Report Shows High-Stakes Testing and Zero-Tolerance Policies - Advancement Project, Education Law Center-PA, FairTest, The Forum for Education and Democracy, Juvenile Law Center and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., March 17, 2011

"Closing Opportunity Gaps is Key to Closing School Achievement Gaps"; Groups Ask Congress to Address Equity Issues in ESEA Reauthorization - Forum on Educational Accountability, February 22, 2011

84% of States Fail to Provide Students an Opportunity to Learn. Schott Foundation Index Finds Only Eight of 50 States Providing Disadvantaged Students Equitable Access to Even Moderately Proficient Public Education Systems - Schott Foundation for Public Education, May 19, 2009

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AACLD, P.O. Box 09521, Columbus, Ohio 43209 ♦ Phone: (614) 237-6021 ♦ info@aacld.org