Struggling Vermont students could be better served for less, studies say

Early intervention will help kids and cut costs, studies say. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger
Vermont students needing special education could be better served for less money, according to two studies state legislators will be using in upcoming efforts to craft new approaches to providing special education and to funding it.
The studies, both commissioned by last year’s legislature, were done by the University of Vermont and by the District Management Group, a Massachusetts-based consult