SPECIAL REPORT: As costs skyrocket, Pennsylvania’s share of special education funding has fallen
Griffin Farrell sits in an East Hills Middle School eighth-grade class learning equations alongside his peers. It’s something the 14-year-old with Down syndrome has done since kindergarten. Griffin’s brothers go to Catholic school. But his mother, Dena Farrell, said...Education funding meeting set in Upper Darby
UPPER DARBY — On top of input for what qualities their ideal superintendent should have, the Upper Darby School District is again asking for the community for feedback on investment in schools as part of a survey. A parent information night is scheduled for Oct. 22 at...
Study finds costs for special education outpacing state education aid
Increases in special-education costs in Pennsylvania are far outpacing increases in the state’s contributions to those expenses, leaving local school districts to pick up bigger shares of the tabs, according to a recent report. While state aid for special...
Report: Rising special education costs taxing school districts
There’s nothing “special” about the skyrocketing cost of special education, according to a new report. The local share of money designated to special education in school districts has continued to rise while state funding has decreased, creating...
As Pa. special-education costs rise, school districts pick up more of the tab
Increases in special-education costs in Pennsylvania are far outpacing increases in the state’s contributions to those expenses, leaving local school districts to pick up bigger shares of the tabs, according to a report released Tuesday. While state aid for...
Demand for Special Education Classes Growing; School Districts Struggling to Keep Up With Costs
State and federal funding for special education is not keeping pace with local needs, and Pennsylvania school districts are struggling to make up the difference. A report on the problem was issued today by a legal advocacy group called the Education Law Center. ...
Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers
Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a...
Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers
Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a duo of...