The Freestone-Navarro Bi-County Coop south of Dallas, Texas provides special education services to 10 distinctly different school districts. Five years ago, the Coop brought in intensive teacher and tutor training in order to offer a comprehensive system for reading improvement for students. A teacher/trainer, the Coop's executive director, and a student talk about what the program has done for the 10-district region. It has reduced the number of students needing special education services by 50%. The referral rate is down by 75%. Less