
Special Education Funding: Who Pays for Special Education and Why Federal Funding Falls Short
Federal IDEA grants, state formulas, and local money share the cost of special education, and the federal share has never reached its 40 percent goal.
Education News reports the decisions reshaping schools and colleges: budget allocations, accreditation rulings, loan program changes, curriculum mandates, strikes and closures. Items are dated and attributed to the deciding body. Read by students, faculty and administrators who need to know what takes effect and when it starts.
Education News reports the decisions reshaping schools and colleges: budget allocations, accreditation rulings, loan program changes, curriculum mandates, strikes and closures. Items are dated and attributed to the deciding body. Read by students, faculty and administrators who need to know what takes effect and when it starts.

Federal IDEA grants, state formulas, and local money share the cost of special education, and the federal share has never reached its 40 percent goal.

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