
Special Education Funding: Who Pays for Special Education and Why Federal Funding Falls Short
Federal IDEA grants, state formulas, and local money share the cost of special education, and the federal share has never reached its 40 percent goal.

Federal IDEA grants, state formulas, and local money share the cost of special education, and the federal share has never reached its 40 percent goal.

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