“During law school, I spent some time focused on special education advocacy, and I soon began to realize that the very concept of IEPs reveals a basic flaw underlying our public education system: namely, that we do not grant individualized attention to every student by default. In my own experience, the best teachers and leaders I had were always able to find a way to make the material relevant to me personally. I think it’s up to us today to build a system that facilitates that type of personal attention, because each of Connecticut’s students, regardless of race or economic background, deserves nothing less.”