Mar 26, 2018, NBC6, Idaho Falls, ID: District 93's Special Education Program Struggles to Keep Up with Growth https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/district-s-special-education-program-struggles-to-keep-up-with/article_2f052562-3156-11e8-8ca3-43bb2487e9ff.html Cara McCartney is a special education teacher at Mountain Valley Elementary School. She's been teaching students with disabilities for 20 years. "I really love it, and enjoy the kids and the challenges that we run into day-to-day,” said McCartney. But since District 93's special education program started five years ago, the program has grown from just over 1,000 students to almost 1,700 students. … District officials say it's tough to find enough qualified special education teachers like Cara…. An ideal special education classroom holds 10 to 15 students, but elementary schools in District 93 are seeing special education classes in the 20s’ and 30s’….
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.