[AppyPappy]

I learned something new. The predominatly black schools in Roanoke were turning in low SOL(Standards of Learning) scores which was causing more derision in the media and government. Soon the test scores began improving and the event was heralded as success. How did they do it? Kids labeled "Special Ed" don't take the SOL's. We found it in our school when they suddenly labeled some kids from the trailer parks as "Special Ed" in an effort to jack up our SOL scores. They know the parents don't care as long as they get a free lunch. Not only that, Special Ed kids bring federal dollars to the schools.

So the answer is to find the lowest performers and slap a Special Ed label on them. What does that do to the kids? Who cares. The ends justifies the means.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not only that, Special Ed kids bring federal dollars to the schools.

Special Ed is a huge industry, powered by Federal dollars. Naturally, where there are dollars and jobs up for grabs, the ranks of Special Ed students will grow.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Kids labeled "Special Ed" don't take the SOL's. We found it in our school when they suddenly labeled some kids from the trailer parks as "Special Ed" in an effort to jack up our SOL scores. They know the parents don't care as long as they get a free lunch. Not only that, Special Ed kids bring federal dollars to the schools."

That's INTOLERABLE!! Any "SpecialEdDesignation" should be scientific and deeply-involve the parents of the child!!

FReegards...MUD

[merry10]

In California, special ed students DO take the Stanford Nine achievement tests. All students must take this test due to the No Child Left Behind Act, whether they are special ed or not. There is no middle ground....either its a test to decide if you're basically able to function or the standardized testing. Special ED is a huge industry, but only because the administrators make it so. We need to give more power to the teachers and parents of Special Ed kids. I am the mother of a child in a deaf/hard of hearing program which is classfied as special ed.