Comments on: Disability on the bounty http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/disability-on-the-bounty/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:11:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Disability is real at Joanne Jacobs http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/disability-on-the-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-78798 Disability is real at Joanne Jacobs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:53:42 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/17/disability-on-the-bounty/#comment-78798 [...] Greene and Greg Forster on Pajamas Media. The blame the “special education epidemic” on financial incentives to classify struggling students as [...] [...] Greene and Greg Forster on Pajamas Media. The blame the “special education epidemic” on financial incentives to classify struggling students as [...]

]]> By: Liz Ditz http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/disability-on-the-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-78714 Liz Ditz Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:24:07 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/17/disability-on-the-bounty/#comment-78714 Oh, and there does not seem to be a national directory of private or charter schools that meet the needs of students in special education. I've compiled a list of <a href="http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2007/11/national-list-o.html" rel="nofollow">Schools (Private/Charter) focused on educating k-12 students with learning differences, ADHD, and / or dyslexia.</a> The list excludes those schools that: * focusing only on students with autism or behavior disorders, * those with developmental delays and/or intellectual impairments. Don't misunderstand me. I believe that having specialized schools is very important. However, I wanted a list that focused on language-based learning issues (dyslexia) and those with attentional issues. This list is not an endorsement of any one school or educational approach. I have no way of evaluating the quality of the schools. Oh, and there does not seem to be a national directory of private or charter schools that meet the needs of students in special education. I’ve compiled a list of Schools (Private/Charter) focused on educating k-12 students with learning differences, ADHD, and / or dyslexia.

The list excludes those schools that:

* focusing only on students with autism or behavior disorders,
* those with developmental delays and/or intellectual impairments.

Don’t misunderstand me. I believe that having specialized schools is very important. However, I wanted a list that focused on language-based learning issues (dyslexia) and those with attentional issues.

This list is not an endorsement of any one school or educational approach. I have no way of evaluating the quality of the schools.

]]> By: Liz Ditz http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/disability-on-the-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-78709 Liz Ditz Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:39:56 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/17/disability-on-the-bounty/#comment-78709 This article is being discussed at <a href="http://11d.typepad.com/blog/2008/06/the-disability.html" rel="nofollow">11D</a>. This article is being discussed at 11D.

]]> By: » Disability on the bounty http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/disability-on-the-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-78704 » Disability on the bounty Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:26:59 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/17/disability-on-the-bounty/#comment-78704 [...] When the federal special education law went into effect in 1976, 8 percent of students were considered disabled; by 2000 it was over 13 percent. Nearly all the growth has come in the subjective “learning disability” category. [...] [...] When the federal special education law went into effect in 1976, 8 percent of students were considered disabled; by 2000 it was over 13 percent. Nearly all the growth has come in the subjective “learning disability” category. [...]

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