Jan 25, 2017, Delaware.com: Many agree Delaware special ed bill is needed, but there's no money for it http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2017/01/25/delaware-special-ed-bill-needed-but-theres-no-money/96961068/
Special education advocates say Delaware's school funding system is denying important help to almost 2,500 of the state's youngest students. …
Williams' bill would provide school districts extra money for students in grades K-3 who are in the "basic" special needs category.
Students with "basic" special needs have conditions like minor developmental delays or dyslexia. There are two other categories for more serious disabilities, "intensive" and "complex."
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.