Kathleen Boundy, co-director of the Center for Law and Education, has sent ED a letter demanding that the guidance be rescinded and arguing that districts should be required to «to maintain the level of special education expenditures from year to year based on a notion that costs rarely decrease.» (educationnext.org)
June 6, 2014 ACLU of California and Public Advocates contacted then - Superintendent John Deasy requesting that the district remove the $ 450 million in special education expenditures from its estimate of services for high - need students to comply with the statute and regulations. (aclunc.org)
August 2014 LACOE initially withheld approval of the LAUSD plan, seeking further explanation of the district's inclusion of the disputed $ 450 million in special education expenditures. (aclunc.org)