Nice article by Evan Brandt in Monday’s Pottstown Mercury:
School district reality: Special needs require higher costs
By Evan Brandt
ebrandt@pottsmerc.com
POTTSTOWN — In 10 years, the number of special education students in Pottstown schools increased by more than one third, the number of special education classroom assistants increased three-fold [...]
Nice article by Evan Brandt in Monday’s Pottstown Mercury:
School district reality: Special needs require higher costs
By Evan Brandt
ebrandt@pottsmerc.com
POTTSTOWN — In 10 years, the number of special education students in Pottstown schools increased by more than one third, the number of special education classroom assistants increased three-fold and the number of special education teachers jumped from 26 to 40.
Outlined in a report to the school board Thursday, that information covers the period between the 1996-97 school year and the 2006-07 school year.
VOICES OF SUPPORT
2010 video from Senate hearing on special education reform legislation
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SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
Q&A on Special Education Funding Reform
The Bill: HB 2
Read the full report: Costing-out Special Education Funding
Read the executive summary: Costing-out Study: Executive Summary
View statewide data report:
Pa. Data on Special EducationView a presentation on:HB 704
DRAFT: State Survey on Special Education Funding Formulas
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There are approximately 40 organizations supporting special education funding reforms, including:
The full list of supporting organizations is on the About page.
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Education Law Center
Brett Schaeffer
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