Comments on: Special Education Woes http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/ Stories, thoughts & insights on Jesus, college students, and the Bible; Los Angeles, immigration, politics, ethnicity and culture, and also about my daughter Isabel - from a spanglish gringo father living in, learning from, leading & loving life in East L.A. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:37:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Spanglish Gringo http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2902 Spanglish Gringo Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:13:25 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2902 Kathy - That's the part, quite honestly, that most confounds me. What does it say about the strength or credibility of the 'law & order' argument when HP, I mean, the gov't enacts laws that it doesn't then enforce or fulfill? HP - Once again, I'm buying the "true voucher" argument. May it be so. I just fear that the true voucher program will never be enacted, and that the cheap substitute will only continue to dis-serve the under-served - the poor and the disabled. I worry that budget delays - like the one that just resolved itself after a 2 month delay - will hold hostage a good idea like giving larger vouchers to special needs students. And that the special needs of special needs students will be evaluated & compromised annually in a way that mainstream students won't be evaluated. Kathy - That’s the part, quite honestly, that most confounds me. What does it say about the strength or credibility of the ‘law & order’ argument when HP, I mean, the gov’t enacts laws that it doesn’t then enforce or fulfill?

HP - Once again, I’m buying the “true voucher” argument. May it be so. I just fear that the true voucher program will never be enacted, and that the cheap substitute will only continue to dis-serve the under-served - the poor and the disabled.

I worry that budget delays - like the one that just resolved itself after a 2 month delay - will hold hostage a good idea like giving larger vouchers to special needs students. And that the special needs of special needs students will be evaluated & compromised annually in a way that mainstream students won’t be evaluated.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2901 Kathy Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:45:11 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2901 Most CA school districts don't have enough money to pay for all the special ed. services they're required to provide and still serve the non-special ed. students well. It's not just a question of how the pie is sliced, it's that we need a bigger pie. Most CA school districts don’t have enough money to pay for all the special ed. services they’re required to provide and still serve the non-special ed. students well. It’s not just a question of how the pie is sliced, it’s that we need a bigger pie.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2899 HispanicPundit Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2899 True vouchers could easily address the problem. For example, we could give larger vouchers to students with learning disabilities. By we I mean the government, of course. ;-) True vouchers could easily address the problem. For example, we could give larger vouchers to students with learning disabilities.

By we I mean the government, of course. ;-)

]]> By: Spanglish Gringo http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2874 Spanglish Gringo Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2874 HP - Yeah, LAUSD. She isn't even 2 yet, but we're starting to gear up for the fight. I'd wish this issue would get addressed by the school choice/charter school options, but sadly, special education is the one thing that school choice probably wouldn't correct. I only know of one special educatoin charter school in the LA area - <a href="http://www.chimeinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow">The CHIME Institute</a> - but it is in Woodland Hills. Not exactly 'mi barrio.' So, when you're done paying for your brother's private school, I'll hit you up for a donation for Isa ;) HP
- Yeah, LAUSD. She isn’t even 2 yet, but we’re starting to gear up for the fight.

I’d wish this issue would get addressed by the school choice/charter school options, but sadly, special education is the one thing that school choice probably wouldn’t correct. I only know of one special educatoin charter school in the LA area - The CHIME Institute - but it is in Woodland Hills. Not exactly ‘mi barrio.’

So, when you’re done paying for your brother’s private school, I’ll hit you up for a donation for Isa ;)

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2867 HispanicPundit Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:20:22 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/21/special-education-woes/#comment-2867 You are LA Unified right? If so you can expect a lot of hassles! I have younger brothers still in school with one of them being a special needs child and it has been hassle after hassle fighting against the special needs dept of LA unified. It has gotten to the point that I told my dad I would help him pay for private schools if it gets worst. If I was you I would start researching early and talk to other parents in the same circumstance and see what they have to say. Good luck! You are LA Unified right? If so you can expect a lot of hassles! I have younger brothers still in school with one of them being a special needs child and it has been hassle after hassle fighting against the special needs dept of LA unified. It has gotten to the point that I told my dad I would help him pay for private schools if it gets worst.

If I was you I would start researching early and talk to other parents in the same circumstance and see what they have to say. Good luck!

]]>