# Interesting podcast conversation between Sam Harris and Charles Murray (of "Bell Curve" fame) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 23, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052 "2017-04-23T09:21:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1185
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> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > I simply don’t believe this. > **[Is Special Education Racist?](https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/)** > > A new study says blacks and Latinos are underrepresented in special-ed classes, but lots of researchers say the exact opposite. > [@](#): > > Six million disabled children in the U.S. receive special education. However, African American children do so at a much higher rate—1.4 times that of white children. > **[Special Education | NEA](https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/our-issues/special-education)** > > All students deserve an education that sparks their curiosity and desire to learn. Special education fits our most vulnerable students’ unique needs. > [@](#): > > The current average per student cost is $7,552 and the average cost per special education student is an additional $9,369 per student, or $16,921. Evil or not, you’re not much of an economist if you still disbelieve it after seeing this evidence. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052)._