A Decade of Shortchanging Children With Disabilities

Resource Type: Analysis & Research
Focus Area: Fighting for Fair School Funding

For the past decade, expenditures for educating students with disabilities in Pennsylvania have been climbing steadily, mirroring a national trend. But those rising costs have been almost entirely borne by local school districts.

By failing to keep pace with these expenditures, Pennsylvania has retreated from its responsibility to educate students with disabilities — despite the fact that the state remains legally responsible under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for ensuring that students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.

Read our report, produced in partnership with the PA Schools Work coalition.

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