Why the Feds Still Fall Short on Special Education Funding

Education Week: When Congress passed a broad law on educating children with disabilities in 1975, it agreed to kick in federal dollars to help cover the excess costs of meeting students' individual education needs.

In the time since, federal funding for what's now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has consistently fallen short of the target included in the law, leaving state and local officials on the hook.

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