Special Education Shortage
Clip: 1/13/2014 | 4m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Brandis Friedman looks at shortage of CPS special education teachers.
The duties of special education teachers have changed dramatically since children with special needs were mainstreamed or brought into the primary classroom about a decade ago. Now, hiring and keeping those special education teachers is much harder for school districts. We take a look at why and what's being done about it.
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Special Education Shortage
Clip: 1/13/2014 | 4m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
The duties of special education teachers have changed dramatically since children with special needs were mainstreamed or brought into the primary classroom about a decade ago. Now, hiring and keeping those special education teachers is much harder for school districts. We take a look at why and what's being done about it.
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