Special Education Funding Commission Report
Resource Type: Analysis & Research
Focus Area: Fighting for Fair School Funding
The Special Education Funding Commission held public hearings throughout the state in 2013, receiving testimony from dozens of witnesses. Students, parents, educators, and national experts uniformly emphasized the long-term impact of the state funding system on the ability of schools to meet the needs of children with disabilities.
The December 2013 report includes that testimony as well as recommendations for adopting a new formula for distributing state funding for special education.
Read the full report:
https://elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SpecialEducationFundingCommissionReport_12_11_13.pdf