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Intersections of Race and Ability: Examining the Education of Students of Color With Dis/abilities in Charter Schools

Sun, April 19, 2:15 to 4:15pm, Virtual Room

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session explores experiences of students of color with disabilities in charter schools to (a) understand the risks associated with being labeled non-white and dis/abled; (b) envision how policy helps write these risks; and (c) gain insights for eliminating them. Sessions presenters provide analyses of three broad questions, embracing an intersectional approach that defines educational equity at the fluid intersections of identities where students exist as plural, but also as possessing tools, supports, and conditions needed to experience success and joy in everyday learning. The session raises implications for how research evidence, particularly for charter schools that over-punish and under-enroll students of color with disabilities, can be leverage to more equitably serve and improve the institutional realities of those students.

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