Political Quotes

“I bring before the House an important amendment with regard to a central problem in IDEA and that is the excessive burden of excessive paperwork. I think there is great clarity and great consensus on this point that in the present system there is just too much paperwork required which drains resources and takes up the time of teachers who could otherwise be with students who need their help. National surveys show that teachers of special needs students spend between a quarter and a third of each work week on regulatory compliance rather than education. That is ridiculous. Parents, overwhelmed by the system's complexity, often turn to IDEA lawyers for advice. That has become the norm rather than the exception. That is ridiculous. Teachers of special needs students always cite excessive paperwork and too many meetings as leading reasons for their decision to cease teaching special needs students, thus exacerbating a serious existing shortage of personnel.”