Children with special needs: Addressing funding constraints in the public school system

Many schools across Canada are struggling to get the resources and funding needed to help students with special needs.

Dr. Stuart Shanker and Susan Hopkins explain why governments need to address the funding shortfall and how schools are trying to keep up with the demand.

Stuart Shanker is an expert with EvidenceNetwork.ca and a Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at York University and Director of the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative at York University.

Susan Hopkins, is the executive director for the Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities.

Interview by Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski, journalist intern at EvidenceNetwork.ca, and journalist with Radio-Canada.