Sentences with phrase «of special education funding going»

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.

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The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

The first cuts to education went into effect this school year and slashed approximately 5 percent from all education programs, including a loss of $ 726 million to Title I funding for disadvantaged students and $ 579 million to special education.

They note that in contrast, Romney's education plans call for low - income and special needs students to be able to use public funds to go to any school of their choosing — public or private.

Almost $ 1 billion of the LAUSD general fund goes toward supporting the under - funded federal special education mandate.

The first sequestration cuts to education went into effect this school year, slashing approximately 5 percent from all education programs, including a loss of $ 726 million from Title I funding for disadvantaged students and $ 579 million from special education.

While legislators are going into special session, cities and towns across Connecticut are cutting local public school programs as a result of the inadequate education funding that is part of the state budget that was agreed upon in a deal between Governor Dannel Malloy and Democratic legislators earlier this month.