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Don′t Suspend Me!: An Alternative Discipline Toolkit (BOOK)

Recognizing that suspension is an ineffective disciplinary technique, the Hannigans introduce alternative discipline in the context of structured and consistent positive behavioral and academic environments.

Do Parents Trust Schools? Where the Fault Lines Are During COVID-19 (ARTICLE)

This article is about a parent survey on whether parents trust that the schools will safeguard their children's health while they attend in-person classes during the pandemic.

Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege (WEBSITE)

The website provides facilitators with a series of activities to help participants contemplate and discuss the topics of race, identity, power, and privilege. Educators can use these activities to better understand themselves and deepen their grasp of and empathy for their diverse populations of students. USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. 2017. Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege. https://msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog/diversity-workshop-guide-to-discussing-identity-power-and-privilege/ (accessed April 4, 2018).

Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege (WEBPAGE)

This toolkit defines social justice and describes the importance of communal agreements prior to a series of activities that address identity, power and privilege.

Distinguishing Linguistic and Cultural Differences From Disability (WEBINAR)

Distinguishing Difference from Disability: The Common Causes of Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Special Education (PDF)

Highlights some of the common policies, practices, and beliefs that place racial/ethnic minorities and low-income students at risk.

Distance Learning and Teaching Modules (WEBPAGE)

This is a series of modules on distance learning. The modules cover technology, blended learning, social-emotional learning, continuity of learning, hybrid learning, COVID-19, learning loss, transition back to school, English Language Learners, distance learning strategies and students with disabilities.  Modules:  1. Hot Topics in Technology & Pedagogy  2.Continuity of Learning  3. Learning Acceleration Series  4. Advancing Equity in an Era of Crisis  5. Distance Learning Consortium  6. Distance Learning Strategies  7. Rapid Response transition  8. Setting up Virtual Learning Systems  9. Distance Learning  10. Special Education  11. Community Engagement

Disrupting Inequities: A Call for Interruption and Transformation (WEBINAR)

Disrupting Inequities: A Call for Interruption and Transformation was presented by Dr. Gregory Peters on March 15, 2017. This webinar is presented to you via the State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPPTAP) and the Napa County Office of Education with funding from the California Department of Education.

Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Measuring the Problem (ARTICLE)

An overview of the history and scope of the problem of disproportional representation.

Disproportionality in Special Education: A Synthesis of International Research and Trends (PDF)

This research study synthesizes literature on special education disproportionality in international contexts and identifies trends across student groups and countries, including the ways in which scholars have examined this topic. Results show that studies focused mainly on the overrepresentation of ethnic minority, immigrant, and Indigenous populations in European or English-speaking nations.