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'Emotional Disturbance' Among Vt. Students: What It Means And How The State Helps

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Vermont has a very high rate of special education students categorized as having an "emotional disturbance."

Vermont has the highest rate in the country of students identified as having an "emotional disturbance." We're talking about what is actually covered by that term, and what's being done inside and out of the state's special education system to help the kids who need it most.

We're joined by Dylan McNamara, co-director of student support services at the Essex Westford school district, and by Jesse Suter, interim director of the Center on Disability & Community Inclusion at the University of Vermont.

Study of Vermont State Funding For Special Education

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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