What's so special about special education? [videorecording] / a production of Learning Matters, Inc. ; executive producer, John Merrow ; producer, Karena O'Riordan ; assistant producer, Sonia Slutsky.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] : Learning Matters, Inc., c1995 ; [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2007.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Editor, Daniel J. Bernstein ; music, Mark Degliantoni.
Announcer, Tom Clark.Summary: "This program follows two disabled girls through a year of Denver's public school system to test the progress of special education, and asks the question- how well are we educating disabled students in public schools?"--Container.
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Announcer, Tom Clark.

Editor, Daniel J. Bernstein ; music, Mark Degliantoni.

"Premiered on PBS in 1996"--Container.

"A federal law passed in 1975 allowed disabled children into regular public schools, signaling a revolution in special education. Twenty years later, public schools enrolled over 5 million special education students, at a price tag of over $30 billion. But does access to regular classes ensure an equal -- or even adequate -- education?"--Container.

"This program follows two disabled girls through a year of Denver's public school system to test the progress of special education, and asks the question- how well are we educating disabled students in public schools?"--Container.

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