Gerald Oglan, assistant dean of teacher education at Wayne State's College of Education, commented in a story about teacher preparation for special-needs children. According to Michigan's Department of Education, there is a shortage of more than 700 special education teachers in Metro Detroit. Oglan said that WSU education students are exposed to special education courses. "In our program, every student in undergraduate and post-bachelor studies must have a special education course on inclusion, in which they are introduced to a range of disabilities and the laws surrounding them," Oglan said.