Welcome to the Lonnie Palmer Blog
Welcome to the Lonnie Palmer Blog, your trusted source for insights on education policy and special education. Here you’ll find articles covering school funding, special education strategies, and practical guidance for parents and educators working to improve education outcomes.
What You’ll Find on Our Blog
- Insights on education policy and special education
- Special education support strategies for parents and teachers
- Technology tools for special education classrooms and at home
- School funding and its impact on special education
- Student-centered strategies for effective learning
For additional insights, check out Education Week for policy updates and explore Understood.org for special education resources.
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How charter schools sort students
An excerpt from “The Politics of Education K-12,” available on Amazon. by Lonnie Palmer Charter schools sort students, often by quietly excluding those with special

If Sinn Féin and South Africa can do it, so must Israel
by Lonnie Palmer While it is understandable Israel would want retribution for the brutal attacks by Hamas on October 7th, using retribution as a primary

What happened with the eighth-grade teacher?
by Lonnie Palmer In 2005, I was hired as an interim school superintendent for a 5,000-student school district living in the aftermath of a financial