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Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding
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Direct linkKolbe, Tammy; Dhuey, Elizabeth; Doutre, Sara Menlove – Exceptional Children, 2023
The formula used to allocate federal funding to states for special education is one of IDEA's most critical components. The formula serves as the primary mechanism for dividing available federal dollars among states and represents policy makers' intent to equalize educational opportunities for students with disabilities nationwide. In this study,…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Resource Allocation, Educational Equity (Finance), Special Education
Download full textOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2025
Our nation has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to providing every child with an equal opportunity to an education. Two Federal laws that address the education for children with disabilities are the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), signed into law in 1965 and 1975,…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Practices, Sustainability, Alignment (Education)
Tammy Kolbe; Elizabeth Dhuey; Sara Menlove Doutre – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
The formula used to allocate federal funding for state and local special education programs is one of the Individual with Disabilities Act's most critical components. The formula not only serves as the primary mechanism for dividing available federal dollars among states, it also represents policymakers' intent to equalize educational…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination, Resource Allocation, Financial Support
Dragoo, Kyrie E. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
Since the enactment of P.L. 94-142, the predecessor legislation to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), in 1975, the federal government has played a prominent role in encouraging the principle of educational equality for children with disabilities through a permanent, broad-scale federal assistance program. The IDEA is a grants…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Kyrie E. Dragoo – Congressional Research Service, 2024
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the main federal statute governing special education and early intervention services for children with disabilities from birth through age 21.1 IDEA consists of four parts. Part A contains general provisions, including the purposes of the act and definitions. Part B contains provisions…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
McCann, Clare – New America, 2014
Nearly 6.5 million students in the United States ages 3 through 21 are currently classified as requiring special education. Those students have physical, developmental, and emotional disabilities that make educational endeavors more challenging for teachers, administrators, and the students themselves. Yet historically, the needs of special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2000
The United States Department of Education's (Department or ED) Public Charter Schools Program (PCSP) provides support for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools; the evaluation of the effects of charter schools; and the dissemination of information about charter schools and successful practices in charter…
Descriptors: State Agencies, School Districts, Educational Planning, Program Design
