Her sidewalkers have noticed that they now give Katie less assistance every week. Her muscles relax as she rides, and she has even learned to hold Baylonn's mane. Each week, she fills the arena with the music of her giggles as she plods along on Baylonn's back. Nobody within earshot of her can help but smile as she expresses her delight in riding her horse. The Governor has budgeted 5.2 billion dollars for education.
Education is so very important to our children and to their non-disabled peers.
With education, individuals with developmental disabilities can live more typical lives in the community. We cannot deny that educating children with DD can require extra energy and funding for adaptive materials, increased staffing, and more highly trained teachers for maximizing the potential for independence. Perhaps those who believe the cost is too great are not extending their thinking beyond the school years. The impact of the cost of educating special needs children is magnified in the non-disabled community by an historical quirk. At one time, the extra funding provided to school districts for special education was generous compared to the cost of direct education of the special needs kids.