For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees

May. 17, 2017

Part of the reason that schools might not accept students like Ayden is the expense. "In general ... special education costs approximately two times as much as regular education," says Perry Zirkel, a national expert on special education law at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. "That's what's 'special' about special education."