As
beleaguered Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman deflects public
outcry over changes to teacher policies, he is already eyeing his next reform
target: special education.
Huffman,
who recently faced calls for his firing after
changes to the state’s decades-old teacher pay plan, probably
will face outrage again next week when revisions to the teacher licensing
process are expected to be approved.
Even
so, he is moving ahead with plans he hopes will make Tennessee the state with
the fastest-improving schools by 2015, and special education is next on his
list.
“Special
education is a huge focus
in
Tennessee,” Huffman told The Tennessean editorial board
and reporters Wednesday.
in
Tennessee,” Huffman told The Tennessean editorial board
and reporters Wednesday.
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