Tag: funding
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Education advocates lobby NC lawmakers to fund the $800 million-per-year Leandro plan
This article was published on WRAL by Emily Walkenhorst on August 11, 2021. Education and child advocates visited the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday to tell lawmakers their budget proposals aren’t enough to adequately fund public schools. Advocates urged lawmakers to fully fund the plan outlined in the quarter-century old Leandro education equity lawsuit.…
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Special education funding should be more streamlined, report finds
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on July 30, 2021. To improve accountability and transparency in California’s special education system, funding should bypass local cost-sharing consortiums and go directly to school districts, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, compiled by researchers at the nonpartisan consulting firm West Ed, is…
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Analysis: Stimulus Funds Alone Won’t Help Underserved Students. States Must Make Sure They Reach Students Who Are Homeless, Living With Disabilities & English Learners
This article was published on The 74 Million by Barbara Duffield, Lindsay Jones and Janet Murguía on April 22, 2021. For students facing the greatest barriers to school success and long-term stability, the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act was a positive step forward. The law dedicates $800 million to the identification, enrollment and…
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‘Running on fumes’: Systematic underfunding of special education in the state of Kansas has created a dangerous problem, experts say
This article was published on The Morning Sun by Jordan Meier on April 16, 2021. PITTSBURG, Kan. — It’s usually early in the morning when Salli Chowning, the special education teacher at Northwest Elementary in Arma enters her classroom. She unlocks the door, turns on the light and takes a deep breath as she prepares for the day. She…
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President-Elect Biden Seeks to Reopen Most K-8 Schools Within First 100 Days
This article was published on the Council for Exceptional Children on January 8, 2021. On December 29, President-Elect Joe Biden delivered pandemic-related remarks that included a call to action for most K-8 schools to reopen by the end of his first 100 days in office. Biden called on Congress to provide additional funding for states…
