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Suggested videos:

Ornstein, Levine & Gutek, Foundations of Education, Ch. 11-12 

https://www.ted.com/talks/edward_anderson_responding_to_poverty_in_america_s_schools

https://www.ted.com/talks/aisha_kwaku_education_the_most_powerful_weapon_against_poverty

https://www.ted.com/talks/sagithjan_surendra_unlocking_the_potential_of_diversity_in_education

https://www.ted.com/talks/trudy_poux_learning_disabilities_are_a_social_construct

Assignment 1 – 1 page

After reading Ch 12 of Ornstein and Levine’s text, what is your opinion in relation to school officials, who claim they cannot afford to provide maximally effective education for all students with disabilities, and parents or other advocates who believe that such students have a constitutional right to whatever services ensure maximum educational gains? 

Assignment 2 – 4 pages

You will choose to create a APA formatted, scholarly paper which discussed the significant social and cultural challenges in multicultural education, inclusion and education of individuals with disabilities, and low achievement among economically disadvantaged students in schools in the United States. you will use the texts and one to two other scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources you have gathered.