PA: Debate Rages in Pennsylvania Over Special Needs Funding

Education News: Pennsylvania’s legislature has two bills traveling through the House and the Senate, both aiming to repair education funding for students with special needs.  The Education Funding Formula Commission has recommended, reports Jeff Frantz on PennLive,  that schools be reimbursed the actual costs of teaching special needs children.  At this time, all school districts get reimbursed based on an an average of 16%  special needs population.  If a district has more than 16% special needs students, it is underfunded.  If it has less it is overfunded.

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