“The Latino Community is Not Accustomed to Arguing for the Rights of Their Children”: How Latina Mothers Navigate Special Education

With a rapidly increasing number of Latinx students in a special education system that requires parent advocacy, it is imperative to study the perspectives Latinx families have on how to improve family-school partnerships. In this research, semi-structured interviews with 10 Latinx mothers who have children with disabilities led to insights about stressors and barriers, how families can be empowered, and how trusting partnerships can be...