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I want to thank the poster who hat tipped this for me.

It’s  here at this DailyKos Diary

There is some great stuff being posted at Mudflats. And that’s where I found this, with links.

Sarah Palin Slashed Special Needs Education by 62%

For those of you who seem so enamored with Gov. Sarah Palin, it might be worth noting that she oversees the budget for the Department of Education and Early Development Special Schools in Alaska.
These funds provide supplementary educational services to students with severe disabling conditions and the Alaska Challenge Youth Academy. The resident school where the child would normally be placed does not have the resources to provide an adequate educational program. Without the supplementary services the child’s needs would not be met by the local school district in most cases.
The following programs are included within this component:
Special Education Service Agency (SESA)

 

The Annual budget for 2007, which preceded Gov. Palin was $8,265,300.

2007

The Annual budget for 2008, enacted by Gov. Palin is $3,156,000.

2008

The Annual budget for 2009, enacted by Gov. Palin is $3,156,000.

2009

This is a cut in special needs services to children in Alaska of 5,109,300 , or 62%.

So, as the Alaska State Budget description states, “Without the supplementary services the child’s needs would not be met by the local school district in most cases.”

Did 62% of all of the special needs children in Alaska stop having needs once Gov. Palin took office?

First, she cut funds to teen mothers. Now, she cut funds to special needs children. See, this is the utter hypocrisy of the Religious Right. They only care about the mother carrying the child to term. Once it’s here, it’s Social Darwinism time.

Oh, and her OWN special needs child?

Well, he’s taken care of through her health plan.