What’s “Special” About Special Education?

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TTT1838 Sept 24 Special Ed. pledge drive

Who is special education for? How does it differ from “regular education?” Why is there a shortage of special education teachers? What does special education have to do with the racial equity gap in education? These are just a few of the questions TruthToTell will cover with guests Rochelle Cox, executive director of Special Education and Health Services for the Minneapolis Public Schools, and Prof. Nicholas Hartlep, chair of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department at Metropolitan State University’s School of Urban Education.

TruthToTell JAN24: SPECIAL EDUCATION: It’s Mandated, but the Money is Missing – AUDIO IS UP

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Truth To Tell (2011-01-24)

Special Education is, for many people, that mysterious part of our public school system where the kids are “different” from the rest of the student body. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is designed to protect and provide “free, appropriate public education” in the least-restrictive environment that meets their needs to some 6.6[...] Read More »