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TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators John H. Adler and Shirley K. Turner to establish the Special Education Review Commission to study special education best practices from around the state received finals legislative approval today.

“Each year, New Jersey’s school districts face budgets where an increasingly larger share of funds are taken up by special education. We need to identify those programs and practices that are most effective and efficient,” said Senator Adler, D-Camden. “The recommendations of this committee will distill the methods of over 600 school districts and provide schools with new ideas for meeting the special needs of those with learning and physical disabilities. The goal must be to improve education while reducing the cost to schools.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators John H. Adler and Shirley K. Turner to establish the Special Education Review Commission to study special education best practices from around the state received Senate approval today.

“Special education takes up an increasingly large portion of many school districts’ resources. We need to identify those programs and practices that are most effective and efficient,” said Senator Adler, D-Camden. “Our state has over 600 school districts and probably just as many different ways of handling special education. The recommendations of this committee will provide schools with new ideas for meeting the special needs of those with learning and physical disabilities. The goal must be to improve education while reducing the cost to schools.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators John H. Adler and Shirley K. Turner to establish the Special Education Review Commission to study special education best practices from around the state was approved by the Senate Education Committee today.

“Programs dedicated to meeting the special needs of children with learning and physical disabilities are becoming a larger and larger part of most New Jersey school districts,” said Senator Adler, D-Camden. “New Jersey has 611 school districts and 611 different ways of addressing special education. The Special Education Review Commission will study the different ways our school districts handle special education and provide recommendations on how we can provide more effective, less costly programs at both the state and local level.”