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Dr. Ladenson challenges us to contemplate the fundamental aims of public education and its purpose in serving those who are most in need. His work is groundbreaking as it relates to the moral obligation we hold to our students classified with disabilities. He provides hope for those who need it most.--Matthew C. Williams Ph.D., principal of Henninger High School, Syracuse, New York, and former director of special education, Syracuse City school district Robert Ladenson has written an important and much needed book for the field of special education, one that should be read by practitioners, policy makers, and academics. Professor Ladenson's focus on philosophical theories of social justice helps us understand better the moral arguments underlying difficult issues in the education of children with disabilities and provides persuasive, morally justifiable ways of resolving them.--Lois A. Weinberg, professor and coordinator of the joint doctoral program in special education, Special Education and Counseling, California State University, Los Angeles In this book, Bob Ladenson articulates well the justification, morally and logically, for universal quality free public education, and for students with disabilities in particular. His years of experience as a special education hearing officer, and an academic philosopher and ethicist provide a unique vantage point for this analysis. He blends philosophy with individual examples from his work, giving the reader the benefit of understanding both the theory and the real world application. I intend on using this in my classes.--Julie Underwood, Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice; and Dean Emerita, School of Education, University of Wisconsin

In this book, Bob Ladenson articulates well the justification, morally and logically, for universal quality free public education, and for students with disabilities in particular. His years of experience as a special education hearing officer, and an academic philosopher and ethicist provide a unique vantage point for this analysis. He blends philosophy with individual examples from his work, giving the reader the benefit of understanding both the theory and the real world application. I intend on using this in my classes.--Julie Underwood, Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice; and Dean Emerita, School of Education, University of Wisconsin

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Robert F. Ladenson is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He was an Illinois Special Education Due Process Hearing Officer (1987-2007).

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