Sentences with phrase «overall special education funding»

There is also a concerted effort around the country to cut overall special education funding — or special education altogether.

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Before changes made in the late 1990s, special education funds in California were distributed on a cost - based» model but the Legislature moved to a census - based» approach beginning in 1998 - 99 on the theory that the educational costs of students with disabilities would be spread somewhat evenly throughout the overall student population, according to a report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst.

Spokesman John Johnson said the budget proposal fixes a «broken» funding formula and «reinvests» in public schools, which have experienced cutbacks in overall state aid, and in special education funding, which has been frozen since 2006.

A rejection of the main education funding alone would force lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special session to redo that part of the budget, which is almost a third of the $ 82.4 billion in overall state spending approved for 2017 - 18.

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.

For three years the San Diego school district forced High Tech High not only to forgo $ 190,000 in special education funding but also pay $ 130,000 to cover the district's overall deficit.