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Anonymous wrote:Interesting NPR story on the McKay voucher program in Florida that Sec. DeVos has spoken about replicating frequently and children with special needs.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/17/527938057/for-families-with-special-needs-vouchers-bring-choices-not-guarantees

Thanks for posting, PP. Food for thought.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting NPR story on the McKay voucher program in Florida that Sec. DeVos has spoken about replicating frequently and children with special needs.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/17/527938057/for-families-with-special-needs-vouchers-bring-choices-not-guarantees

Anonymous wrote:I thought the schools were funded by the states, not the federal government? Am I missing something?

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Anonymous wrote:Hysterical charges from the NEA, as usual. By the way, OP, save your breath, H.R. 610 is dead in committee. But school vouchers would give parents choice about public v. private schooling and bring accountability to the public schools. That's why the NEA (National Educators' Ass'n - the largest teachers' union in the USA) is opposed to anything DeVos does and why it's against vouchers.

Because it's worked so well in Detroit where she worked to implement this. I don't want my taxes going to religious and charter schools that can turn students away and don't have to meet the same standards. Yes our public schools have issues, taking money and high achieving students from them doesn't solve the issue.

Anonymous wrote:I thought the schools were funded by the states, not the federal government? Am I missing something?

Anonymous wrote:Hysterical charges from the NEA, as usual. By the way, OP, save your breath, H.R. 610 is dead in committee. But school vouchers would give parents choice about public v. private schooling and bring accountability to the public schools. That's why the NEA (National Educators' Ass'n - the largest teachers' union in the USA) is opposed to anything DeVos does and why it's against vouchers.

Anonymous wrote:Where's the evidence that vouchers will create quality private schools serving SN kids???

Anonymous wrote:Dont talk about Politics on this form... Jeff has a different form setup for that. I will report this

Anonymous wrote:Contrary to what some people think, the school voucher system proposed by Education secretary Betsy DeVos does not mean you can choose any school you want your kid to go to.

It means the public education program will be dismantled.

In a nutshell...

If your child has an IEP (individual education plan for students with special needs), you can kiss it goodbye.

If you have a job in special-education, if you're a special education teacher, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, a para, a teacher's aid, or an ESL (English as a second language) teacher, you'll go first.

House Bill 610 makes some large changes.
Inform yourselves.
This bill will effectively start the school voucher system to be used by children ages 5-17 and starts the defunding process of public schools.



Dont talk about Politics on this form... Jeff has a different form setup for that. I will report this

The bill will eliminate the Elementary and Education Act of 1965, which is the nation's educational law that provides equal opportunity in education.
ESSA is a big comprehensive program that covers programs for struggling learners, advanced and gifted kids in AP classes, ESL classes, classes for minorities such as Native Americans, Rural Education, Education for the Homeless, School Safety (Gun-Free schools), Monitoring and Compliance, and Federal Accountability Programs.

The Bill also abolishes the Nutritional Act of 2012 (No Hungry Kids Act) which provides nutritional standards in school breakfast and lunch.

The bill has no wording whatsoever protecting Special Needs kids, no mention of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education). Some things ESSA does for Children with Disabilities:

-Ensures access to the general education curriculum.
-Ensures access to accommodations on assessments.
-Ensures concepts of Universal Design for Learning.
-Includes provisions that require local education agencies to provide evidence-based interventions in schools with consistently underperforming subgroups.
-Requires states in Title I plans to address how they will improve conditions for learning including reducing incidents of bullying and harassment in schools, overuse of discipline practices and reduce the use of aversive behavioral interventions (such as restraints and seclusion).

Please call your representative and ask him/her to vote NO on House Bill 610 (HR 610) introduced by three Republican reps.

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Anonymous wrote:Hysterical charges from the NEA, as usual. By the way, OP, save your breath, H.R. 610 is dead in committee. But school vouchers would give parents choice about public v. private schooling and bring accountability to the public schools. That's why the NEA (National Educators' Ass'n - the largest teachers' union in the USA) is opposed to anything DeVos does and why it's against vouchers.

Because it's worked so well in Detroit where she worked to implement this. I don't want my taxes going to religious and charter schools that can turn students away and don't have to meet the same standards. Yes our public schools have issues, taking money and high achieving students from them doesn't solve the issue.

You really can't think for yourself, can you? You are buying the whole NEA song and dance. This has nothing to do with Detroit. Detroit was a failure because those that could moved out and away from Detroit. Vouchers will give parents the option of choice of the best education for their children. Besides, anyone who knows anything about this knows the bill is dead in Committee so OP is an NEA patsy trying to drum up false indignation against DeVos. Give it a rest.