Sentences with phrase «rising costs of special education»

If you point out that per pupil spending has more than doubled in the last three decades (adjusting for inflation) while student outcomes have remained unchanged, people blame the rising costs of special education.

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Moody's said it expects the district «will continue to face financial strain from rising special education instruction and transportation costs given limits on revenue growth,» though its financial position improved following the sale of two buildings.

For almost the first time since the passage in 1975 of a landmark federal law entitling all disabled children to an education, educators and lawmakers in a number of states are looking for ways to control rising special - education costs.

Last year, a San Diego Unified report found that the amount the district needed to kick into special education rose by more than $ 49 million between 2012 and 2016, because of reductions in federal and state funding and increased special education costs.

The number of special education students — along with the costs — has been rising in recent years.

Because of rising pension costs, Louisiana's school districts have already made noticeable cuts to their expenditures on instructional programs, textbooks and other school supplies, and special education services.

Or, recognizing rising pension and special education costs that districts are facing, Brown could put additional money to expand the base grant portion of the Local Control Funding Formula, which may require amending the law he created.