Recently my OpEd critiquing the logic of tying federal special education reimbursement dollars was published in the Idaho Press Tribune. As with its publication in Idaho Education News it was generally well received.
However, I did receive several messages from special education advocates arguing that special education students are capable of performing at academic proficiency and thus schools should be held accountable via Duncan’s plan to withhold the purse-strings of federal coffers for districts who are not proficient under revised guidelines for special education reimbursement.
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