ALEC, Republicans Beat Up On Kids in Special Ed
The Progressive - Republican lawmakers and corporations have a new target: kids in special ed.
It sounds like a sick joke, but it’s true.
Like cartoon schoolyard bullies, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)—the powerful coalition of corporations and rightwing legislators—has worked out plans to trick special ed students and their families into giving up their federally protected educational benefits, in exchange for cheap vouchers that can be used in unregulated, fly-by-night academies. Read more.
It sounds like a sick joke, but it’s true.
Like cartoon schoolyard bullies, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)—the powerful coalition of corporations and rightwing legislators—has worked out plans to trick special ed students and their families into giving up their federally protected educational benefits, in exchange for cheap vouchers that can be used in unregulated, fly-by-night academies. Read more.
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