Schools try out a ‘can do’ approach to funding for disabled students

For decades, desperate families wanting to secure disability funding from their state school have had to go through the confronting process of describing exactly what their children can’t do. But that’s set to change, with the Andrews government trialling a new assessment that focuses on the strengths of students with disability, instead of their weaknesses.

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Topics:
Education

Author:
Henrietta Cook

Source:
TheAge

Date published:
Fri 3rd Aug, 2018