1. RIGHTS COMPROMISED: SPECIAL EDUCATION, COSTS AND RESIDUAL FUNDING
Administering Special Education: In Pursuit of Dignity and Autonomy
ISBN: 978-0-76231-145-3, eISBN: 978-1-84950-298-6
Publication date: 30 December 2004
Abstract
In the United States, a child with a disability is vested with the statutory right to a free appropriate public education. Public school districts fulfill this right with an individualized education program designed to address the educational needs of the child. As with all governmental programs designed to extend positive benefits, statutory rights to a free appropriate public education come with attendant and commensurate costs that must be paid by the taxpayer. Rights have costs, and while the rights may be absolute, the remedy to a rights deficiency is subject to political processes. To borrow from Ronald Dworkin’s famous aphorism, costs and politics ultimately trump the right to a free appropriate public education.
Citation
Alexander, K. and Hunter, R.C. (2004), "1. RIGHTS COMPROMISED: SPECIAL EDUCATION, COSTS AND RESIDUAL FUNDING", Alexander, K. and Hunter, R.C. (Ed.) Administering Special Education: In Pursuit of Dignity and Autonomy (Advances in Educational Administration, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3660(04)07001-5
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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