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

U of Maine opens fast track bachelor's degree for SPED teachers; 'There's a need. . . '

Apr 17
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April 15, 2026, NBC News Center Maine: University of Maine pilot program fast tracks special education teachers

“The University of Maine is piloting a new 4 year program that will help students become certified special educators. It allows students to earn their special ed certification with a bachelor’s degree, rather than a master’s degree.

The university is partnering with 3 different school districts. . . .

Student teachers will get placed in special ed classrooms for hands-on learning and field experience. . . .

The goal here is to strengthen the pipeline of educators and then better support students who have diverse learning needs all across Maine. . . .

There’s a need in society to get more special education and more highly educated teachers out there. . . .

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

U of Maine opens fast track bachelor's degree for SPED teachers; 'There's a need. . . '

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