Should Substitute Teachers Be Held to the Same Standards?

Putting my Special Education hat on today to comment on this article:

Substitute Teaching Undergoes New Scrutiny

By Jaclyn Zubrzycki Education Week Published Online: July 17, 2012

11:58 AM on July 17, 2012, My reply:

Substitute teachers are of particular concern to me because my child has special needs and is fully included in the general ed classrooms. When a substitute is there, his accommodations and modifications (legally required to be followed in accordance with his IEP) are rarely followed.

Don't Be Tricked by the Parent Trigger Law!

Mayors Support "Parent Tricker" Law

By Diane Ravitch on June 26, 2012 9:05 AM/ Education Week Bridging Differences Blog

"It is frankly bizarre to pass a law allowing 51 percent of the present users of a public facility or public service to seize control and hand it off to a private corporation."

Read More: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2012/06/dear_deborah_on_june_18.html