Special education has a special place in my heart -- I believe everyone deserves a chance to reach their full potential.
I think its very important that every child have interventions designed to help all kids achieve a higher level of personal autonomy and success in school and in life.
Do the schools in your area have good special ed programs?
I think it is ok. Its also called aided education, or exceptional ed, and it addresses their individual needs pretty well.
I would assume that's a bit of a rebranding, the different name. And YES to individualized/personalized attention! 
State governments set overall standards in education in K thru 12 public schools anyway.
But so many of those standards NEED to be pushed to truly optimize the offerings for individual students, you know? Bless the great teachers out there!
Yeah, I agree. In my area, some children have assistants that stay with them all day and help them if needed.