The Schools for Children Notebook :: Funding special education

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Funding special education

by Ted Wilson on Tue 02 Oct 2007 09:06 AM EDT | Permanent Link | + del.icio.us | + digg

The drumbeat about what is and what is not appropriate when it comes to providing educational services to children with disabilities ... or what is and what is not appropriate when talking about the funding of those services ... continues to pound on our sensibilities. The rancor and distrust that pervades the system threatens to further divide those in 'general education' and 'special education'. The latest salvos are reflected in the accompanying links:

The first article is another in a series in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119119804628944307-lMyQjAxMDE3OTAxMTEwOTE4Wj.html.

The second is taken from a Boston-area TV report on problems and solutions relating to rising special education costs: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/investigative/14223930/detail.html

Keywords: SPED, IDEA, funding, education, disabilities

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