The number of students classified as needing special education keeps growing while teachers willing to teach special education are becoming harder to find.  In fact, some special education teachers move into general education after just a few years teaching in special education.  This has become such a problem that some school districts have created an entirely separate salary schedule for special education teachers because they are so hard to find and to retain.  All the while, the problem of providing a quality education to students with special needs continues to grow.