--- Diane Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think the reason a lot of us focus on the > disadvantaged kids is that if they don't get the > help they need, they end up taking up a huge amount of teacher time and other resources and being > disruptive and ultimately that affects the entire > class.> This is an excellent point. The lynchpin to this problem is the States' reluctance to lose Title I funding. The Federal Government has used funding to impress mandates on States for which Title I does not pay. The result is we see huge amounts of money budgeted for "special education" programs that are so generally defined that there is absolutely no cohesion from school to school. An obvious answer is to incorporate schools that are designed specifically to meet the needs of disadvantaged kids. Grouping kids allows us to put resources directly where they are needed, and just as important, would allow for a closer accounting of how the money is spent. But then: >But, sigh that takes money and committment and our governor and legislators don't seem to > care about kids, except as they affect the > bottom-line. > Arrgh! I cannot understand what happend here. This specious statement is always used by people whose position has no merit on it's face, and has crumbled during debate. I thought this thread was going rather well, can we pull it back from the brink? Thomas Swift Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
