Sunday, July 14, 2013

What really annoys me is that the public school system takes all comers. Always has.

Table 103. Public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and state or jurisdiction: 1990-91, 2000-01, and 2009-10 (click here)

Take for instance Special Education Classes:

The National Education Association (click here) supports a free, appropriate public education for all students with disabilities in a least restrictive environment, which is determined by maximum teacher and parent/guardian involvement. There must also be a full continuum of placement options, services, and delivery models available to students with disabilities.

Over the past 10 years, the number of U.S. students enrolled in special education programs has risen 30 percent. Three out of every four students with disabilities spend part or all of their school day in a general education classroom. In turn, nearly every general education classroom across the country includes students with disabilities. Each school and school district must determine the best way to conduct programs and figure out how to pay for them.

There are 6,481,000 disabled children in the USA as of 2010. (click here)
These children have a wide range of disabilities, but, the public schools always accommodate them. About 13.1 percent of the children in the USA are disabled.

There are currently 49.4 million American children enrolled in our schools.
That does not include any child below the age of six.


POP1 Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2012 and projected 2013–2050 (click here)