“This is the part that I’m most interested in. Those who are brutal are the most vulnerable students in our country, and we’re a few weeks away from the kids returning to school in many parts of the country.”
Psaki, like other Democrats, claims the sky is falling as the Trump White House moves forward.
One of the false concepts Democrats are making is that FDOE reductions hurt programs that support low-income and students with disabilities.
But that’s not the case. It is true that FDOE has played a role in helping students with special needs, but what Democrats have not told voters is that they implement Florida’s Disability Education Act (IDEA), with Florida having their own programs that deal with students with special needs.
According to the Florida Department of Education, the ESE program provides specially designed instruction and related services to students with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21.
The state also has an Individual Education Plan (IEP). There, all eligible students with disabilities have IEPs. This is a written plan that outlines educational goals, services and support, and how will progress be measured?
Florida has other programs that benefit students with special needs so that students without disabilities can receive education with their non-disabled peers.
Another part of the ESE is what is called related services, including services such as treatment (physical, professional, speech), transportation, counseling, and assistive technology, and is not costly for parents.
Democrats also claim that Republicans are destroying education
In March of this year, Florida Democratic Chairman Nikki Freed issued a press release stating that Republicans and the governor of Florida were targeting teachers, rewriting American history, banning books, and turning classrooms into a political battlefield.
However, a national report card, also known as the National Assessment of Educational Advances, reported that mathematics and reading scores have declined during President Biden, and that “scores for fourth and eighth graders reach some of the lowest levels in decades,” the report says.
