[tri-med] new study on special ed

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      Public Agenda Alert -- Special Edition, June 17, 2002
      * New Study on Special Education Released
      http://www.publicagenda.org
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      When It's Your Own Child: A Report on Special
      Education from the Families Who Use It

      A generation ago, millions of disabled children
      received little help from America's public schools.
      Now every special-needs child is entitled to assistance
      by law, and more than 6 million students are in
      special education programs. But critics point
      to the rapidly growing cost and enrollment and
      question whether the system has become too
      bureaucratic, or whether some children are in
      special ed simply because they're difficult.

      In our latest study, "When It's Your Own Child," Public
      Agenda examines special education as seen by the parents
      of special-needs children. Most parents say the stigma
      attached to special education is fading, and two-thirds
      give their local programs high ratings. But they give
      mixed results on whether the right kids are getting help.
      Seven in 10 say too many special-needs children lose
      out because their parents don't know what's available,
      and more than half say it's up to parents to find out
      how to help their child because "the school is not
      going to volunteer the information." Nearly two-thirds
      also say some kids with behavior problems get misdirected
      into special education, but at the same time, few think
      their local school was in a rush to find a problem
      with their child.

      A summary of findings is available at:
      http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/specialed/specialed.htm


jude, mom to derek-16, kelsey-14 and kameron-5-full t18
golden, colorado, usa
chromosome 18 registry & research society trisomy syndrome coordinator
http://chromosome18.org/stories_trisomy.htm#Wolpert
http://www.trisomyonline.org/wolpert.htm

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