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Disproportionality: The over- or under-representation of minority students in special education. In other words, there is a disproportionate number, either a significantly larger or smaller percentage... More »

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"We started Response to Intervention (RTI) as a way to meet the many needs of our students." [Read full story »]

— Linda Dittmer
retired principal, IA

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Are there lists of research-based interventions for secondary and tertiary levels of both RTI and Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?

Response from George Sugai, Ph.D.: RTI is a larger problem solving framework for improving decision making based on student responsiveness to intervention for both academic and social behavior. On the behavior side of RTI, positive behavior support provides an organizational structure for establishing a continuum of behavioral interventions for all students...[read full response]

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