Special Education Program Needs Improvement

A special education program in New York City needs much improvement after the students took a reading test and only 4.1% of the eighth graders were proficient in reading, which is a 4.4% drop from last year. The principals complain that there is so much that people want done, but there isn't enough support for it. There are often too many positions for not enough teachers that are sometimes not properly trained. Some schools also relay messages to each other through a courier system which only makes deliveries once a week instead of through e-mail. Many parents try to get something done for their children but, in the end, have to take the matter to court which causes even more problems and delays the help for the children.