Hettleman: Most Students in Special Education Don’t Need to Be There. It’s Time to End the Broken Promises and Reinvent the Process

Kalman R. Hettleman is the author of "Mislabeled as Disabled: The Educational Abuse of Struggling Readers and How WE Can Fight It." As an advocate, he has represented pro bono more than 250 students in special education and been instrumental in policy reforms at the city, state and national levels. He has been a member of the school board and deputy mayor in Baltimore.