Why School Integration Still Matters
Over the past decades, the courts have begun to walk away from integration. This post focuses on what we know about integration-- and how it benefits students.
Over the past decades, the courts have begun to walk away from integration. This post focuses on what we know about integration-- and how it benefits students.
I started teaching at segregated schools, moved to segregated classrooms at integrated schools, and wound up as an inclusion teacher. I believe that my students were well taught and well served in all three settings. Yet, having taught in each environment I have also seen first hand how much it matters for students to have a general education home. I believe in inclusion. This post though is not on my beliefs-- it’s on what the research says about inclusion and time in general education settings.