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Article: Agent for change: special education needs are important to every district. This leader knows about these needs first hand and cherishes the chance to achieve fairness for all children.
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- District Administration
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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Special education is an important issue for every school district. Educators have faced two main problems in this area: the challenge of educating students with a wide range of disabilities, and figuring out how to pay for this education.
But soon, the stakes will be raised even higher for three reasons: The groundbreaking Individuals With Disabilities Education Act is up for reauthorization this year; educators are saying that the federal government has never come close to meeting its funding requirements for this act; and others are questioning if educators are too quick to label minorities as learning disabled.
While the final decisions will likely by ...