Special Education (SPED) is NOT special for the vast majority of the almost 6 million students with disabilities who receive special education and related services in SU Schools. Reducing inappropriate referrals to special eduction is part of what must be done to reinvent SPED. Improving outcomes an…
Tennessee State Deprtment of Education
Part 4 - Special Education must be reinvented; What we need.
Part 3 - What results do you expect for your children from Public Education?; 2010-2011 AYP Results; Academic Proficiency for students with disabilities in U.S.; Proficiency for students with disabilities in Tennessee; Graduation percentage for students with disabilities; Dropout percentage.
Part 2 - Facts; Students with disabilities score poorly on national measures of reading and math; Changing perceptions, beliefs, attitudes & approaches is an intentional process. I doesn't "just happen": Shift your thinking.
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Part 5 - Big ideas for Whole-System Reform.