Note: Asa Baker-Rouse wrote this letter as part of his eighth grade activism project at Middlebury Union Middle School. Baker-Rouse studied special education in Vermont. In special education programs, students are not getting an equitable education. A large number of students are in special education. In fact, “6.6 million or 13% of all public school students receive [special education]”(Kasakove). Some students find classes too demanding, while others find them too unchallenging, and often students graduat … (read more)
