I’ve said it so often. The Massachusetts superintendents’ study around 10 years ago already said it. And now finally, it’s in the Washington Post— the mainstream press!
Costs for special education continue to rise while costs for regular education continue to fall. This is NOT the way to improve schools. We must transform special education, the only entitlement program in our schools. If we do not, costs will continue to be out of balance for all students. These escalating costs for education’s only entitlement program are of great concern to me. We should have more writing and discussion about them.
Yet, even so, I’m not sure that we only spend 21% of money on special education, as there is no indication that this number includes the regular education services that students with disabilities (SWD) receive in school. Most SWD are in regular classes most of the time, after all. So, I’d rather see data showing the costs for educating SWD–to clearly include both regular and special education services. We have to put the reform of special education on the front burner of education reform…..
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