Who Are Special Ed Muckrakers?
The Special Education Muckraker site includes a statement of their beliefs and mission. This is a shortened version: “We are people who care passionately about what happens to disabled kids in the public schools. We are researchers and scholars; lawyers; advocates; parents; related service providers; special educators and administrators.” “We believe that all publicly-funded special education programs, placements and services should be required to be effective and efficient and humane. We know that many, at this time, are ‘none of the above.'” “Employment in a public school district is not an excuse: that students or clients have disabilities does not invoke blanket amnesty.” “Public special education programs, placements and services have for too long been the sacred cow of government and media and replete with excuses. We believe that immunity from legislative and public scrutiny, and prosecution, is inappropriate and unwarranted.
