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The Need to Believe in the Ability of Disability

January 30, 2012 in Blog

[This article was co-authored with Kevin McGrew]

Our society has clear expectations regarding students who don’t fit the norm. In a 2004 national survey reported in Education Week, 84% of 800 surveyed special and general education teachers did not believe that students in special education should be expected to meet the same set of academic standards articulated for students without disabilities. These beliefs are important, as they guide policies that either encourage or hinder students with disabilities from receiving the same opportunities to flourish as everyone else. Read More

Educational Psychologist Kevin McGrew: An IQ Test Maker Who Goes Beyond IQ

January 7, 2012 in Blog

Dr. Kevin McGrew is the Director of the Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP).  He received a masters degree in school psychology at Moorhead State University and his doctoral degree in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.  He was a practicing school psychologist for 12 years.  He spent 10 years as a Professor of Applied […]