Education

is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela

Resources

The Equity Project resources, including policy briefs, reports, presentations and journal articles, can be downloaded below. You can sort by name, topic or type by clicking on the heading of each column.

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Skiba, R. J., Simmons, A. D., Ritter, S., Gibb, A., Rausch, M. K., Cuadrado, J., & Chung, C. G. (2008). Achieving equity in special education: History, status, and current challenges. Exceptional Children. Disproportionality in Special Education Journal Article Download
Skiba, R.J., Poloni-Staudinger, L., Gallini, S., Simmons, A.B., & Feggins-Azziz, L.R. Disparate access: The disproportionality of african american students with disabilities across educational environments. Exceptional Children, (74)2, 411-424. Disproportionality in Special Education Journal Article Download
Gibb, A.C., & Skiba, R.J. (2008). Using Data to Address Equity Issues in Special Education. Bloomington, IN: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Disproportionality in Special Education Policy Brief Download
Perez, B., Skiba, R.J., & Chung, C. (2008). Latino students and disproportionality in special education. Bloomington, IN: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Disproportionality in Special Education Policy Brief Download
Rausch, M.K., & Skiba, R.J. (2006). Discipline, Disability, and Race: Disproportionality in Indiana Schools. Bloomington, IN: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Disproportionality in Special Education Policy Brief Download
Skiba, R.J., Simmons, A., Ritter, S., Kohler, K., Henderson, M., & Wu, T. (2006). The context of minority disproportionality: Practitioner perspectives on special education referral. Teachers College Record, 108(7), 1424-1459. Disproportionality in Special Education Journal Article Download
Skiba, R.J., Poloni-Staudinger, L., Simmons, A.B., Feggins, L.R., & Chung, C.G. (2005).Unproven links: Can poverty explain ethnic disproportionality in special education? The Journal of Special Education, 39(3), 130-144. Disproportionality in Special Education Journal Article Download
Skiba, R.J., Simmons, A., Ritter, S., Rausch, M.K., Feggins, L.R., Gallini, S., Edl, H., Mukherjee, A. (2004). Moving Towards Equity: Addressing Disproportionality in Special Education in Indiana. Bloomington, IN: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Disproportionality in Special Education Report Download
Skiba, R.J., Simmons, A.B., Ritter, S., Kohler, K.R., & Wu, T.C. (2003). The psychology of disproportionality: Minority placement in context. Multiple Voices, 6(1), 27-40. Disproportionality in Special Education Journal Article Download
Rausch, M.K. & Skiba, R.J. (2006). Exclusion is not the only alternative: The children left behind project. In A. Reyes (Ed.), Discipline, achievement, and race: Is zero tolerance the answer? (pp. 105-126). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. School Discipline Book Chapter Download
Skiba, R.J. & Rausch, M.K. (2006). School discipliary systems: Alternatives to suspension and expulsion. In G. Bear, K. Minke & A. Thomas (Eds.), Children's Needs III: Understanding and addressing the developmental needs of children (pp. 87-102). Betheda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists. School Discipline Book Chapter Download
Skiba, R.J., & Rausch, M.K. (2006). Zero tolerance, suspension, and expulsion: Questions of equity and effectiveness. In C.M. Evertson & C.S. Weinstein (Eds.), Handbook of classroom management: Research, practice, and contemporary issues (pp. 1063-1089). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. School Discipline Book Chapter Download
Skiba, R. J. (2002). Special education and school discipline: A precarious balance. Behavioral Disorders, 27(2), 81-97. School Discipline Journal Article Download
Skiba, R.J., Michael, R.S., Nardo, A.C., & Peterson, R. (2002). The color of discipline: Sources of racial and gender disproportionality in school punishment. The Urban Review, 34(4), 317-342. School Discipline Journal Article Download
Ritter, S., & Skiba, R.J. (2006). Local Equity Action Development (LEAD). Bloomington, IN: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Cultural Competence Policy Brief Download
Ritter, S. (2007). Moving Toward Equity: Local Equity Action Development. Cultural Competence Presentation Download
Skiba, R.J., Ritter, S., Simmons, A.B., Peterson, R., & Miller, C. (2006). The Safe and Responsive Schools Project: A school reform model for implementing best practices in violence prevention. In S.R. Jimerson & M.J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety: From research to practice. (pp. 631-650). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. School Violence Book Chapter Download
Skiba, R.J., Simmons, A.B., Peterson, R., & Forde, S. (2006). The SRS safe schools survey: A broader perspective on school violence. In S.R. Jimerson & M.J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety: From research to practice. (pp. 157-170). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. School Violence Book Chapter Download
Skiba, R.J., Simmons, A.B., Peterson, R., McKelvey, J., Forde, S., & Gallini, S. (2004). Beyond guns, drugs and gangs: The structure of student perceptions of school safety. Journal of School Violence, 3(2/3), 149-171. School Violence Journal Article Download
Skiba, R.J. (2008). Disproportionality in Special Education: What do we know and what should we do? Presented at the Indiana Department of Education Disproportionality Solutions Summit. Indianapolis, Indiana. Disproportionality Solutions Summit Presentation Download
Ritter, S. (2008). Talking About It: Equity in Education. Presented at the Indiana Department of Education Disproportionality Solutions Summit. Indianapolis, Indiana. Disproportionality Solutions Summit Presentation Download
Skiba, R.J. & Rausch, M.K. (2008). Using Data to Promote Equity. Presented at the Indiana Department of Education Disproportionality Solutions Summit. Indianapolis, Indiana. Disproportionality Solutions Summit Presentation Download
Azziz, R. & June, P. (2008). Culturally Responsive Best Practices in Addressing Disproportionality. Presented at the Indiana Department of Education Disproportionality Solutions Summit. Indianapolis, Indiana. Disproportionality Solutions Summit Presentation Download