Maintenance of Inefficiency
School district officials who have attempted to do more with less have been stymied by federal maintenance-of-effort requirements for special education.
Special Choices
Do voucher schools serve students with disabilities?
Do voucher schools serve students with disabilities?
Behind the Headline: Stop Burning NY’s Special Ed Dollars
On Top of the News Stop Burning NY’s Special Ed Dollars New York Post | 2/1/12 Behind the Headline The Case for Special EducationVouchers Education Next | Winter 2010 Former State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin makes the case for special ed vouchers in New York City in an op-ed appearing in today’s Post. Jay Greene and [...]
Kudos to ED for Gutsy Call on Special Ed
I’ve long griped that the Obama administration has talked too often about more school spending and not enough about smarter school spending, and I was particularly disenchanted to hear the President go back to talking this week about pumping more borrowed federal funds into school facilities and salaries.
Higher Spending Associated with Higher Rates of Special-Education Identification
I can’t help but wonder whether the “New Normal” (most states finding resources much more limited) will drive down identification rates at a fast pace.
Rethinking Special Ed. Spending
Districts are struggling to stretch the school dollar as they deal with current and looming budget shortfalls. Yet, while they know it’s a huge cost center, few district leaders know how to effectively or legally pursue cost savings in special ed provision.
Is the Learning Disabilities Epidemic Waning?
Almost a decade ago, Fordham and the Progressive Policy Institute published a phone book-sized treatise, Rethinking Special Education for a New Century. One of its most important chapters was “Rethinking Learning Disabilities,” written by a who’s who of cognitive psychologists and reading experts, including Reid Lyon, Jack Fletcher, Sally Shaywitz, and Joseph Torgeson. They argued that most children with learning disabilities suffered from poor reading instruction, not an underlying neurological problem.
The Case for Special Education Vouchers
Parents should decide when their disabled child needs a private placement
Parents should decide when their disabled child needs a private placement
The Special Ed D.C. Bubble
One of the (many) problems with education policy analysts is that a large number of them live in or around Washington, D.C.
Free and Appropriate
Parent's wealth muddies special-education tuition case
Parent's wealth muddies special-education tuition case
Autism and the Inclusion Mandate
Daniel experiences the regular classroom
Daniel experiences the regular classroom
