In an opinion piece, Jacqueline Rodriguez, the CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, a nonprofit that supports people with learning disabilities and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, was joined by Ayan Kishore, the CEO of Benetech, a nonprofit driving accessibility through technological innovation.
As Congress debates the future of federal special education funding, the country feels the whiplash of funding being withheld. Lawmakers face a pivotal choice: Protect funding for national programs serving students with disabilities — or risk undoing decades of progress by shifting the responsibility to individual states.
The outcome could have sweeping consequences for educational equity and the long-term success of millions of students.
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