Article: Savannah, Ga., Special Education Teachers Swamped with Paperwork, Need Relief.

By Jennifer Smith Richards, Savannah Morning News, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 4--More than $4 million in funds went unspent last year, teachers are overloaded with paperwork and communication with parents needs improving, an internal audit of the Savannah-Chatham district's special education services shows.

The long-awaited study of how well the district's department for exceptional children serves its special-needs students was released Wednesday, and met with harsh words and tough questions from some school board members.

"We've been planning to study this paperwork problem since I've been on the board," said member ...

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