Originally Posted by aculady
The chair of the task force admits that the change is about saving money:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/u...me-parents-watch-closely.html?ref=health

This article should be put in context. Special education has become a money pit. Schools are mandated to provide all necessary services REGARDLESS of cost. I don't think cost should ever be ignored -- there are always competing uses for the money. I agree with the "pro" side of the article.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/22915?page=all
Cut Special Education
by Andrew Dermont
August 24, 2010

I don't favor increasing overall spending on education, but I do think the ratio of funding to special ed and gifted ed is much too high.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell