This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories: Exploring the Politics of Oppositional Behavior" (Scot Danforth); (3) "No Easy Walk: African-American Educators Coping with Their Own Children with Special Needs" (Martha S. Lue and Cheryl E. Green); and (4) "Challenges and Choices in Urban Teaching: The Perspectives of General and Special Educators" (Deborah L. Voltz). The second section, "In the Oral Tradition" presents interviews with two Latina educational leaders, Alba Ortiz and Elba Maldonado-Colon. The interview is reported by Helen Bessent Byrd in "Effective Provision of Educational Services to Latino-American Children with Special Needs and Gifts." The third section provides two articles by young practitioners and researchers: "The Education of Exceptional Learners: Perspectives of Multicultural College Seniors" (Crystal B. Taylor and others) and "Juvenile Delinquency among African-American Males: Implications for Special Education." (Individual articles contain references.) (DB)