While the cost of living has increased,
overall enrollment in public schools in California has been decreasing, meaning that the amount of special education funding going to localities has been growing slowly.
This makes sense when we see that
Latino enrollment in public schools grew by 47 percent between 2001 and 2011, while enrollment of white students in public schools fell by 12 percent in the same time period.
Black or African American students represent 15 %
of enrollment in public schools, but 31 % of referrals to law enforcement or subjected to school - related arrests
Thanks in part to Cascade, children in Oregon have been able to take advantage of new options like charter schools, virtual charter schools, and
open enrollment in public schools.
Local school districts are not obligated to identify students prior to
their enrollment in the public school (e.g., three - year - olds, students enrolled in community early childhood programs or private kindergartens) or students attending nonpublic schools.