Reform Special Education Funding » Pennsylvania http://reformspecialedfunding.org Every Pennsylvanian benefits from this investment Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:02:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Time to fix Pennsylvania’s special education funding http://reformspecialedfunding.org/2009/10/hello-world/ http://reformspecialedfunding.org/2009/10/hello-world/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:49 +0000 admin http://reformspecialedfunding-org.ejcenter.org//?p=1 Nearly 400 school district are underfunding special education

Nearly 400 school districts are underfunding special education

In 2008, Pennsylvania adopted a landmark funding formula for basic education, putting more dollars into the neediest schools and implementing rigorous accountability measures for school districts. However, special education students have been left out of the equation.

A coalition of groups is now sending the message that it’s time for the General Assembly to approach special education funding with the same sharp eye its members approached basic education funding in 2008.

House Bill 704 and Senate Bill 940 have strong bipartisan support and are ready to be adopted.

Go to the About page to read the campaign’s  Core Principles.

]]> http://reformspecialedfunding.org/2009/10/hello-world/feed/ 0 Special Education Funding Background http://reformspecialedfunding.org/2009/05/special-education-funding-background/ http://reformspecialedfunding.org/2009/05/special-education-funding-background/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 21:27:07 +0000 admin http://reformspecialedfunding.org/?p=168 Here’s a clear, one-page outline of the history of Pennsylvania’s special education funding.

PA Special Education Funding History

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