A Comment About

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Special Ed Bounty

July 5, 2008 - 12:03 am - by Greg Forster & Jay Greene
MaE
2008-07-06 05:43:46

Thank you for this article.

One of the problems in education these days is the refusal of ‘academics’ to accept statistical correlation to particular issues. In this case, Laura refuses to accept there’s a relationship between the states who have ‘bounty’ systems and the number of children diagnosed with a LD.

Not to mention, there’s no mention of the financial incentives for parents of diagnosed children. In DC, a parent is eligible for city funds for their LD diagnosed child. DC has one of the highest sped student ratios in the country.