[LexBaird]

I don't know for sure if schools make money on special ed.

I can tell you as a parent of a child with a real special need (lots of brain damage as evidenced in an MRI) that my daughter and many others like her are shortchanged

You are both correct. The schools make the money on the "special ed" kids who really aren't special need. A child with brain damage has real, costly needs. An unruly boy doesn't. Schools want few of the former and lots of the latter in the special ed programs.

[George W. Bush]

The schools make the money on the "special ed" kids who really aren't special need. A child with brain damage has real, costly needs. An unruly boy doesn't. Schools want few of the former and lots of the latter in the special ed programs.

Exactly. Ever notice how they always manage to fill every funded special ed slot, no matter what? Just like when some states like Cali funded bilingual at a higher rate than regular students. They were forcing some Asian kids into Hispanic bilingual classes just to get the extra money. Imagine being an Asian kindergartner trying to learn English language skills in Spanish.