Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Since the 1970s, the number of students receiving special
education services across the United States has increased more than
66 percent. A limited but growing body of research suggests
that financial or other incentives may be responsible for some of
the growth. Across the country, some states now offer special
education students scholarships to attend a school of their
parents' choice. Florida's McKay voucher program is the
largest special needs scholarship program in the
country.
A new report from the Manhattan Institute examines special
education enrollment rates in Florida and finds that the
opportunity to use a voucher reduces the likelihood that a student
will be placed in special education. This forum will feature
a presentation from the authors of the Manhattan Institute report
as well as comments from the New America Foundation's Sarah Mead, a
leading scholar on special education policy.
Please join us for a lively panel discussion on the role of
school choice policies in special education.
More About the Speakers
Marcus Winters, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow,
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Jay P. Greene, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor of Education Reform,
The University of Arkansas,
and Senior Fellow,
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Sara Mead
Senior Research Fellow,
New America Foundation
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Dan Lips
Senior Policy Analyst
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