Opinion
Liberal Lawsuit Challenges Life-Enhancing Scholarship
A legal challenge from left-of-center activists would help ensure that most special-needs students fail to make the grade.
Opinion
A Choice For Kids With Special Needs
A proposed tax credit would expand educational choices for students who need the most options.
Opinion
Helping Special Kids Access the Services They Deserve
While children with special needs will not have a high-profile advocate in the vice president's office, North Carolina can take steps to help their parents secure the best education for them.
News
Special-Needs Tax Credits Could Save Millions
RALEIGH – North Carolina could save millions of dollars, improve student performance, and boost parent satisfaction by adopting new education tax credits for special-needs students. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
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NC Faces Challenge in Special Ed
RALEIGH — By 2013-14, the “No Child Left Behind” Act directs that all students, special education included, achieve proficiency. As data from state-level tests show, special education students are much farther behind in achievement than are their nondisabled counterparts. NC is no exception, although some districts are making progress. In Durham, a concerted effort to identify and correct reading difficulties in the early grades has reversed the trend in special ed. Instead of enrolling more kids every year, Durham’s literacy program has reduced special education enrollment by 100 students annually.
