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Busting myths about special education (from “The Opportunity Gap” podcast)


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Bonus episode! Learn five common myths about special education that can keep kids of color from getting the support they deserve. In this episode from Understood’s The Opportunity Gap, host Julian Saavedra talks with Christina Gutierrez, a former educator and the mom of a child with an IEP. Find out which of the five myths “gets under her skin” the most — and which one crept into her own thinking when her son was struggling.

Get a transcript of this show and check out more episodes from The Opportunity Gap and more episodes from In It

Related resources 
  • Common myths about special education
  • What to do when people don’t believe your child has a learning or thinking difference
  • How to get past parenting guilt

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