Feb 6, 2019, Concord (NH) Monitor: John Stark School District special education budget to increase https://www.concordmonitor.com/John-Stark-School-District-23082151 Budget: The proposed operating budget is $13.65 million, up $228,000 or 1.7 percent from the current budget. Major increases can be found in the special education budget, slated to go up $222,000 or more than 10 percent; regular instruction programs, up $122,000 or about 2 percent; and a new debt service payment of $108,471.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.