[Valpal1]

Until we provide equal educational resources to all students and teachers, no matter where they come from, we can’t say — with any scientific accuracy — how well or poorly they’re performing.

I call BS. The real problem is trying to teach all students starting with the lowest common denominator.

Mainstreaming, like all PC bullcarp, demands that those who can and want to learn are forced to share the class room with kids that can't or don't want to learn. So very little teaching or learning takes place.

Just changing the very stupid liberal idea that education is a right that must be provided to every student regardless would stop allowing the problem children to sabotage the classroom would cause almost instant improvement in educational outcomes for the majority.

While I feel bad or sad for the "special" kids, it does them nor our society any good to allow them to drag the entire nation down to their level of thought and behavior in the name of PC fairness.

[WalterSkinner]

..No Child Left Behind with its inclusion doctrine has made a difficult job impossible--it is unworkable

Ask any general ed teacher how it impacts their class to have a moderate to severe autistic kid spend a lot of time in their classroom.