What will happen in another 4 years? How can we go on like this? This is a national (and international) problem of monumental proportions. We have an entire new class of children who cannot be accommodated by the system: many are manifestly neurologically impaired. Meanwhile, the government and the medical profession sleep on regardless.
John Stone,
UK media editor, Age of Autism

The generation of American children born after 1990 are arguably the sickest generation in the history of our country.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

It seemed to me that with rising autism prevalence, you’d also see rising autism costs to society, and it turns out, the costs are catastrophic.
They calculated that in 2015 autism cost the United States $268 billion and they projected that if autism continues at its current rate, we’re looking at one trillion dollars a year in autism costs by 2025, so within five years.
Toby Rogers, PhD, Political economist

Pennsylvania: $1M to universities to expand SPED pipeline

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Mar 20, 2026, Vista Today: Kutztown University Secures $100K Grant to Expand Special Education Teacher Pipeline in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is taking a focused step to address a persistent education challenge.

Kutztown University has received a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to help expand the pipeline of special education teachers. The funding is part of a nearly $1 million investment across 11 colleges and universities.

The need is clear. Special education remains one of the most in-demand teaching fields in the state. Districts across Montgomery County and the Philadelphia suburbs continue to report vacancies and limited pools of certified candidates.

Kutztown’s approach centers on speed and access.