The bill was also sharply criticized by disability rights groups, who say it would strip hard - won legal rights from families with special - needs children, and by the state Department of Public Instruction, which faults the bill for demanding no accountability from private schools for
actually providing the special education services that would be the basis for the vouchers.
Not exact matches
James Kauffman, a professor of
special education at the University of Virginia, argued in a 1995 interview that «there is no credible research showing that the regular
education classroom can
actually provide superior
services for kids with disabilities.»
Imagine if Connecticut's elected and appointed officials
actually stopped denigrating teachers, the teaching profession and public schools and started listening to teachers and
providing the resources necessary to improve educational outcomes, especially for Connecticut children living in poverty, facing English language challenges or requiring
special education services.
The truth is that Connecticut has
actually been a leader when it comes to
providing special education services to those who need extra help in the classroom.