November, 1997 issue
IVGID officials caught in false testimony
Functionaries of Incline Village’s local government repeatedly insisted last week that their sudden scheme to destroy all emails to and from top executives after 30 days had the State of...
What is IVGID so intent on hiding?
It’s not just public-record emails that Incline Village General Improvement District management is fighting to keep from the public. Top IVGID administrators have also been stonewalling efforts by two trustees...
“Atrápame Si Puedes” Parte 2
¿La indiferencia deliberada al abuso físico de sus estudiantes autistas es parte del modo de operar del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark? Usted bien puede pensar que es una...
Isaiah and His Mothers
When Isaiah and his folks moved to Las Vegas in 2015, a big reason was that the Nevada Legislature had just passed Education Savings Accounts into law. Isaiah’s two mothers...
Chappelle, Ty’jahnae and Taliyah
Chappelle, a single mother with three school-age children, decided this past school year to move her two daughters to a private school. Her son, oldest of the three at 17,...
The Story of Linda and Sara
The story of Linda and Sara By Josh King The daughter of a single mother, Linda, Sara is a twin. While her brother appears to be adequately served by his...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 8:‘Right of exit’ found key to genuine special-ed progress
In the late Sixties and early Seventies, when American courts — citing the U.S. Constitution — began flogging states and ultimately the U.S. Congress in the direction of what became...
Fixing Special Ed, Part 7:Autism, dyslexia, societal changes reveal a broken special-ed system
Once upon a time — say, back in 1975 — the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was, at least on paper, the very model of customized, personalized education....
Fixing Special Ed, Part 6: Special-ed has a fundamental problem: Government rigidity blocks innovation
When Congress in 1975 passed into law the legislation now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the bipartisan majorities were overwhelming. In the U.S. Senate, the vote was...