Printable Handouts/Materials on Special Needs Vouchers (PDF)
- From Stop Special Needs Vouchers (1 page)
Stop Special Needs Vouchers Wisconsin: Wisconsin families committed to quality public schooling for all students - From the Department of Public Instruction (3 pages)
2013/15 Budget Issue Paper: Special Needs Scholarships / Vouchers - From the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (2 pages)
Ensuring Quality Education Choices for Wisconsin Families of Children with Disabilities: Concerns About Special Needs “Scholarships” - From the Madison Metropolitan School District (1 page)
Special Education Vouchers: Endangering equal opportunities for students with disabilities - From Step Up for Public Schools Wisconsin (2 pages)
The Truth about Vouchers and Privately Run Charters (has a special needs vouchers section) - From the Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance (22 pages)
Private School Voucher Expansion Proposal Media Kit (has a special needs vouchers section)
Stop Special Needs Vouchers in the News
- Journal Sentinel: Special Ed Vouchers Won't End Discrimination -- ACLU/Disability Rights Wisconsin; May 8, 2013
- ACLU of Wisconsin Blog: Special Needs Vouchers are Not the Answer to Disability Discrimination in Voucher Schools -- May 7, 2013
- Education Week: Justice Dept. Warns Wisconsin Voucher Schools Against Discrimination -- Christina Samuels; May 3, 2013
- WUWM: DPI Must Track Discrimination against Special Needs Students in Voucher Schools -- Ann-Elise Henzl; May 3, 2013
- FOX 11/AP: DOJ: Wisconsin Must Do More For Disabled Students -- Scott Bauer; May 2, 2013
- ACLU Blog of Rights: Separate is Not Equal -- May 2, 2013
- Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Told to Boost Oversight of Disability Rolls -- Erin Richards; May 2, 2013
- Badger Herald: Walker Criticized for Education, Health Care Proposals in Democrats' Budget Hearing -- Polo Rocha; April 25, 2013
- FOX 11: Debating Special Needs Vouchers -- Alex Ronallo; April 20, 2013
- ABC 2 WBAY: Debate Continues Over Special Needs Voucher Expansion -- Jason Zimmermann; April 19, 2013
- WHBY News: Bernard Schaber Opposes Special Needs Vouchers -- April 19, 2013
- Daily Union: Democrat Legislators Outline Education Views at Fort Forum -- Randall Dullum; April 16, 2013
- Whitefish Bay Patch: Walker, State GOP Attempting to Defund Public Schools, Panel Argues -- Adam W. McCoy; April 15, 2013
- UW-Madison Badger Herald: Voucher School Program Sparks Concern -- Sarah Link; March 11, 2013
- Chippewa Herald: Spiraling Inequality Thanks to Vouchers -- Letter to the Editor; April 2, 2013
- Wisconsin Eye Newsmakers Segment: Special Needs Vouchers (moderated debate on the issue) -- March 11, 2013
- WTAQ News Radio: Disability Rights Groups Oppose 'Special Needs' Vouchers -- March 11, 2013
- 92.1 The Mic: 'The Devil's Advocate' Segment Discussing Special Needs Vouchers -- March 8, 2013
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Scott Walker's Voucher Proposal Divides Parents of Special Needs Students -- Erin Richards; March 7, 2013
- Racine Journal-Times: Vouchers are a Mean-Spirited Give-Away -- Letter to the Editor; March 6, 2013
- Appleton Post-Crescent: Vouchers Wrong for Special Needs Kids -- Letter to the Editor; March 4, 2013
- Expressmilwaukee.com: The High Cost and Low Benefits of School Vouchers -- Lisa Kaiser; February 27, 2013
- NEWS8000 La Crosse: School Vouchers Proposal Drawing More Criticism -- February 25, 2013
- Appleton Post-Crescent: Special Needs Vouchers Hurt Schools -- Letter to the Editor, February 22, 2013
- Appleton Post-Crescent: Editorial - Voucher Plan Bad Deal for Special Needs Students -- February 21, 2013
- The Progressive: Walker’s Ploy on Special Needs Vouchers -- Rebecca Kemble; February 19, 2013
- Rivertowns.net: Parents Predict Special Kids Will Suffer Under Walker's Voucher Expansion -- February 19, 2013
- WHBL Radio Sheboygan: Some Parents Skeptical of 'Special Needs' Vouchers -- February 19, 2013
- Wisconsin Radio Network: Parents Urge Governor to Stop Special Needs Vouchers -- Jackie Johnson; February 19, 2013
- Capital Times: Parents Urge Governor to Stop Special Needs Vouchers -- Jessica VanEgeren; February 19, 2013
- Daily Cardinal: Proposed Special Needs Vouchers Program Draws Parents' Concerns -- Meghan Chua; February 19, 2013
- WHBY Radio Segment -- featuring Katie Schierl of SSNV; February 18, 2013
- ABC27 WKOW Madison: Parents Rally Against Special Needs Vouchers -- February 18, 2013
- NBC15 WMTV Madison: Parents Opposed to Special Needs Vouchers -- February 18, 2013
- WUWM Radio Milwaukee: Group Prepares to Fight Special Needs Vouchers -- February 18, 2013
- Full Video of SSNV Press Conference (30 min.) on WisconsinEye -- February 18, 2013
- Capital Times Op-Ed: 3 Parents: Why We Must Stop Special Needs Vouchers -- February 9, 2103
Stop Special Needs Vouchers Press Releases
- Parents Agree With U.S. Department of Justice: Vouchers Not Working for Students with Disabilities in Wisconsin -- May 2, 2013
- Open Letter to Joint Finance Committee -- April 26, 2013
- Parents Against Special Needs Vouchers Applaud Bi-Partisan Pledge to “Lead the Fight” -- April 22, 2013
- Families Join Superintendent Tony Evers in Opposition to Special Needs Vouchers -- March 22, 2013
- Parents Support Legislators' Concerns on Special Needs Vouchers -- March 8, 2013
- Parents of Children with Disabilities Travel to Madison to Tell the Governor: Special Needs Scholarships are Bad News for Our Kids! -- February 18, 2013
Information and Articles about Special Needs Vouchers in the 2013 Legislative Session
- Madison School Board resolution against voucher expansion (includes reference to special education) -- February 25, 2013
- Wisconsin Reporter Article outlines Sen. Schultz' opposition to special needs vouchers -- M.D. Kittle, February 20, 2013
- Post-Crescent Article About Voucher Expansion -- Scott Bauer, February 19, 2013
- Stop Special Needs Vouchers Press Event in its entirety -- WisEye, February 18, 2013
- Wisconsin State Journal Article Presenting the Governor's Plans for Education --February 17, 2013
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Op-Ed About Special Needs Vouchers -- Gary Myrah, et al; January 17, 2013
- Isthmus Article about Proposed Voucher Legislation in the 2013 Session -- Ruth Conniff; January 3, 2013
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Families who use the proposed special needs vouchers in Wisconsin would give up their public-school rights and protections under IDEA.
- An Introduction to Special Education (.pdf) -- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, June 2007
Special Needs Vouchers (Proposed) in Wisconsin
- Why Special Needs Vouchers are Still a Bad Idea -- Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, Systems Change Consulting, November 2012
- ACLU Calls for DOJ Investigation in Wisconsin -- ACLU, June 2011
- Special Needs Scholarships: Myths and Facts About AB110 (.pdf) -- Disability Rights Wisconsin, April 2011
- School Choice for Students with Disabilities? (.pdf, comparing voucher schools, charter schools, and open enrollment in Wisconsin) -- WI FACETS, Wisconsin BPDD, Disability Rights Wisconsin, 2011
Wisconsin Groups Testify Against Special Needs Vouchers
- Disability Rights Wisconsin Testimony Against AB110 -- given by Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, May 2011
- Disability Rights Wisconsin Testimony Against SB486 -- given by Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, February 2012
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Testimony Against AB110 -- given by Jennifer Kammerud
Special Needs Vouchers in Other States
- Florida: McKay Scholarship Program Sparks a Cottage Industry of Fraud and Chaos -- Miami New Times, June 2011
- Special Education Vouchers Lead to Rampant Fraud and Abuse in Florida: This is Not What We Want for Wisconsin Students with Disabilities (.pdf) -- Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations, June 2011
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