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Quit Saying Special Ed. Costs Too Much! 8 Cost-Cutting Signs to Watch Out For

October 12, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-142. The law guaranteed every child a free appropriate public education. This positively impacted millions of children across the country. The law was later reauthorized and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Many politicians never wanted to fund special education. From the start, there was no […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter schools, corporate school reform, Funding Special Education, redefining special education, special education, special education paperwork, Special Education Privatization, vouchers

“Cross Pollinating” Special and General Education Teachers

February 3, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

Can one teacher effectively teach students with a variety of disability and/or language needs? Or do we need special education teachers? Perhaps a better question is, can computers do the job of both regular and special education teachers? Here is an example of what I am talking about. This ad appeared for a webinar through […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Competency-Based Education, Funding Special Education, General Education Teachers, special education, Special Education Teachers

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