Not exact matches
Bear in mind that states and districts account for the lion's share of
special -
education funding and that this part of their
education budgets has ballooned in recent decades, both because the
special - ed pupil rolls have swelled and because costs in this
realm are exceptionally difficult to keep within bounds (in part because of federal «cost - may - not - be-considered» and «maintenance - of - effort» rules).
It should include more (and better) specialized charters created in systematic ways: schools that focus on STEM, career and technical
education, high - ability learners,
special education, socioeconomic integration, and other
realms within the K — 12 universe that cry out for better options than what's there today.
Though many states have
special education laws of their own — a few of them as innovative as Florida's McKay Scholarship Program --- and multiple federal statutes influence how society does (and doesn't) treat disabled individuals, both in school and beyond, the principal policy engine in the K — 12
realm remains the federal IDEA statute, which has not been reauthorized since 2004 and — as many others have noted — is due for a top - to - bottom review.
General
education teachers and administrators can often be get lost in the complex world of
special education, and sometimes mistakenly assume that
special education is the
realm of sped teachers and the sped director.